Google Preparing To Hand $8,750,000 To Users After Being Accused of Collecting and Storing Biometric Data Without Permission

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Google has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of illegally collecting customers’ biometric data. According to a newly updated settlement administrator’s portal, Google will pay $8.75 million to settle accusations of collecting and storing biometric data of users of its Google Workspace for Education (or G Suite for Education) in Illinois schools without proper notice or permission. The $8.75 million settlement fund will be shared on a pro r...