Overview

• A San José jury ordered Google to pay $314.6 million for transmitting mobile data from inactive Android devices without user consent.
• Plaintiffs say those background transmissions consumed users’ paid cellular data and fueled Google’s advertising and mapping services.
• Google maintains the data transfers are essential for device security and performance and were covered by user agreements and settings.
• The company has officially appealed the verdict, challenging the jury’s findings on Android services.
• A separate federal class action is scheduled for trial in early 2026, potentially shaping emerging ‘data-as-property’ litigation.