The logo of Google is seen outside Google Bay View facilities during the Made by Google event in Mountain View, California, U.S. August 13, 2024. Google unveils a new line of Pixel smartphones, plus a new smart watch and wireless earbuds at its annual hardware event. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google persuaded a federal judge in San Francisco on Friday to reject a bid by consumers for more than $2 billion in penalties over the company’s past collection of data from users who had switched off a key privacy setting.
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg denied the request to order Google to disgorge $2.36 billion in alleged profits and to stop certain ad-related data practices.
