A class-action lawsuit against Google is entering a new phase. The plaintiffs, who won a $425 million verdict last month, are now seeking billions more.
They have asked a federal judge to force Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to forfeit an additional $2.36 billion in profits. This comes after a jury found Google secretly collected user data.
The consumers filed the request in a San Francisco court. They called the $2.36 billion figure a “conservative approximation” of Google’s ill-got gains. The case centres on a feature called “Web & App Activity.” The jury found that Google collected data from millions of users who had turned off this tracking setting.
U.S. Google users who won a $425 million jury verdict in a consumer privacy class action last month have asked a federal judge to force the Alphabet unit to forfeit an additional $2.36 billion in profits. https://t.co/gw03J3sWN0
— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) October 24, 2025The plaintiffs argue the $425 million verdict is “clearly insufficient.” They claim it does not address the ongoing harm from Google’s practices.
Google has denied any wrongdoing. The company stated it will appeal the jury’s verdict. It argues that the data it collected was anonymised. Google also says its privacy tools give users control over their information.
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In a new motion, Google asked the judge to dismiss the class action. It argues that the case involves too many individual factors to be treated as a single class. The judge must now decide on the profit forfeiture request and Google’s motion to dismiss the case.
