Tribunal thumbs up £260m legal settlement against Google

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Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A UK specialist court has greenlit a £260m settlement in a class action against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, following an agreement ...

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