Regulation & enforcement

Lawyers get $147M from Google data tracking suit; Class members get $5

Published September 4, 2026 · PogoWasRight

A federal court approved roughly $147 million in attorney fees out of the $425 million verdict against Google over accusations it kept tracking users' data despite privacy settings suggesting otherwise. More than 100 million people were covered by the class, but individual members stand to receive only about $5 each.

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