It's a catchy headline, right?
And we took it directly from a "representative action" just getting started in the UK over allegations Google misused personal data.
Says the "Google You Owe Us" website, which we found on, uh, Google:
"We believe that Google took millions of iPhone users’ personal information illegally in 2011 and 2012. Google did this by bypassing default privacy settings on the iPhone’s Safari browser. This has been called “the Safari Workaround”. The workaround tracked internet browsing history, which Google then used to sell a targeted advertising service."
The action against Google allows a single individual to go after companies on behalf of a group of individuals. Not exactly like a class action in the U.S. but certainly a similar idea.
Richard Lloyd, who is representing the case, puts it like this:
"I want to spread the word about our claim. Google owes all of those affected fairness, trust and money. By joining together, we can show Google that they can’t get away with taking our data without our consent and that no matter how large and powerful they are, nobody is above the law.”
Here is where you can check out more from Google You Owe Us.