Jury says Google must pay California Android smartphone users $314.6m

Alphabet's company found liable for making data transfers without permission while devices were idle

A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers' cellphone data and must pay more than $314.6m to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs.

The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Alphabet's Google was liable for sending and receiving information from the devices without permission while they were idle, causing what the lawsuit had called mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google's benefit".