Al Jazeera :
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has blocked a planned 3.2 billion-pound ($4.3bn) British class action against Google over allegations the internet giant unlawfully tracked the personal information of millions of iPhone users.
Britain’s top judges unanimously granted Google an appeal against the country’s first such data privacy case on Wednesday, a move that upsets a string of similar claims waiting in the wings against other companies, including Facebook and TikTok.
The landmark case brought by Richard Lloyd, a consumer rights activist and former director of Which? magazine, sought to extend Britain’s class action regime to include compensation claims for the misuse of data – even if there is no obvious financial loss or distress.
Google said the claim was related to events that took place a decade ago and were addressed at the time.
The commission’s investigation found that Google unfairly directed visitors to its comparison shopping service, Google Shopping, to the detriment of its rivals. EU regulators demanded Google change the way it provides search results in Europe.
The commission’s investigation found that Google unfairly directed visitors to its comparison shopping service, Google Shopping, to the detriment of its rivals. EU regulators demanded Google change the way it provides search results in Europe.
