US internet search giant Google was ordered by a US federal jury on Wednesday to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use even after people had opted for privacy settings. On the same day, France’s government watchdog for data privacy slapped a €325 million fine on the company for failing to adequately secure user consent before setting advertising cookies. Also in this edition: the Trump administration asks the US Supreme Court to rule once and for all on the legality of tariffs.
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