More than 5 million people in the UK could be
entitled to compensation from Google if a class
action against the internet giant for allegedly harvesting personal data is
successful.
A group led by the former executive director of
consumer body Which?, Richard Lloyd, and advised by City law firm Mischon de
Reya claims Google unlawfully collected personal information by bypassing the
default privacy settings on the iPhone between June 2011 and February 2012.
They have launched a legal action with the aim of
securing compensation for those affected. The group, called Google You Owe Us,
says that approximately 5.4 million
