I received notice today of another class action settlement, this time from Google. In summary, “Google operated the Google+ social media platform for consumers from June 2011 to April 2019. In 2018, Google announced that the Google+ platform had experienced software bugs between 2015 and 2018, which allowed app developers to access certain Google+ profile field information in an unintended manner. Plaintiffs Matthew Matic, Zak Harris, Charles Olson, and Eileen M. Pinkowski thereafter filed this lawsuit asserting various legal claims on behalf of a putative class of Google+ users who were allegedly harmed by the software bugs (“Class”). Google denies Plaintiffs’ allegations, denies any wrongdoing and any liability whatsoever, and believes that no Class Members, including the Plaintiffs, have sustained any damages or injuries due to the software bugs.”
The settlement agreement is available here, and information about how to submit a claim form is available at www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com.
Initially I had difficulty understanding the eligibility rules for submitting a claim, as it wasn’t presented to me in language that I could understand until I actually opened the claim form. Here are the criteria:
A detailed list of Google+ profile fields is available here. Personally I don’t feel that I met the criteria so chose not to submit a claim form, but I hope it helps in case you’re wondering if you should submit one for yourself.
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