You could be owed money as part of a $135M Google settlement. See if you qualify
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“A $135 million Google settlement is being discussed in the Taylor v. Google LLC case.”
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No Wikipedia entries or other sources in the evidence mention a $135 million settlement in Taylor v. Google LLC. The provided Wikipedia entries discuss unrelated topics (Google's corporate structure, domain registry, and antitrust case).
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— Google LLC ( , GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
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— Charleston Road Registry Inc. (CRR), doing business as Google Registry, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Google LLC. It is the domain name registry that Google uses to handle its top-level domains (TLD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Registry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Registry
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— United States v. Google LLC is a federal antitrust case brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google LLC on January 24, 2023. The suit accuses Google of illegally monopolizi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Google_LLC_(2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Google_LLC_(2…
“The lawsuit alleges that Android devices transfer information to Google without user permission.”
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Wikipedia entries about Android OS, Android Automotive, and Google Play describe technical features but do not mention data transfer allegations or user consent issues from the Taylor v. Google LLC case.
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— Android is an operating system owned by Google which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen-based mobile devices such as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
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— Android Automotive (AAOS), marketed as Cars with Google built-in or colloquially just Google built-in, is an open-source operating system designed for use in vehicle dashboards, based on Android. Intr…
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— Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store, and formerly known as the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play
“The suit states that data transfers occur in the background without user notice, even when devices are idle.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about background data transfers consuming cellular data without notification.
“The settlement administrator mentioned a final approval hearing on June 23.”
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Wikipedia entries about Google, Google Registry, and the United States v. Google LLC case do not mention a June 23 final approval hearing for the Taylor v. Google LLC settlement.
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— Google LLC ( , GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
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— Charleston Road Registry Inc. (CRR), doing business as Google Registry, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Google LLC. It is the domain name registry that Google uses to handle its top-level domains (TLD…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Registry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Registry
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— United States v. Google LLC is a federal antitrust case brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google LLC on January 24, 2023. The suit accuses Google of illegally monopolizi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Google_LLC_(2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Google_LLC_(2…
“Google has denied the allegations in the lawsuit.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Google's alleged denial of the Taylor v. Google LLC allegations.
“The settlement includes U.S. residents who used Android devices since November 12, 2017.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the settlement including U.S. Android users since November 12, 2017.
“The settlement excludes individuals already part of the Csupo v. Google LLC class action.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about excluding Csupo v. Google LLC class action participants.
“Settlement participants received a notice ID and confirmation code via mail or email.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about settlement participants receiving notice IDs via mail or email.
“Google is required to update its Help Center and Android setup screens as part of the settlement.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Google updating Help Center and Android setup screens as part of the settlement.
“The settlement fund will distribute payments to approximately 100 million eligible class members.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about distributing payments to 100 million class members.
“Class members will receive electronic payments not exceeding $100 per person.”
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