Google Web and App Activity Privacy Lawsuit
Rodriguez v. Google LLC alleges Google tracked activity on non-Google mobile apps despite users pausing or turning off Web & App Activity settings. Users affected between July 1, 2016 and September 23, 2024 may be included in the certified classes, subject to the class definitions and exclusions. A jury awarded approximately $425.7 million on two privacy claims, but Google has appealed and there is no current claim form, payment date, or established per-person payout.
Key facts
If you turned off Google’s Web & App Activity settings, you may be wondering whether the Google tracking lawsuit means a payment is coming. There is no claim form to submit or announced payment date in this case. It is a class action lawsuit with a jury verdict under appeal, not a settlement accepting claims.
What does the Google tracking lawsuit allege?
In Rodriguez v. Google LLC, plaintiffs alleged that Google collected activity from non-Google mobile apps even when users turned off or paused Web & App Activity or its supplemental setting. The allegations concern Google’s Firebase and Mobile Ads software development kits embedded in those apps. Google denies the legal claims.
What did the jury and court decide?
On September 3, 2025, a jury awarded $425,651,947 on the invasion-of-privacy and intrusion-upon-seclusion claims. The jury found for Google on the separate California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act claim. On August 28, 2026, the court denied Google’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and the plaintiffs’ request for a new trial.
Google filed a notice of appeal on September 21, 2026. The plaintiffs filed a conditional cross-appeal on October 5, seeking relief only if the Ninth Circuit does not affirm the final judgment. These filings do not open a claims process or establish a payment date.
Who may be included in the certified classes?
The class period runs from July 1, 2016 through September 23, 2024. The definitions cover Android and non-Android users who had the relevant settings turned off or paused and whose activity on non-Google mobile apps was nevertheless transmitted to Google through the specified software. Turning off a setting alone does not establish membership.
The privacy classes exclude people whose only accounts were enterprise accounts or supervised Google accounts for children under 13. The separate computer-data-access classes had different account exclusions, and the jury did not award damages on that claim. Other exclusions apply, including valid opt-outs.
Can you claim money now?
The official case website says no money or benefits are currently available. It has not announced a claim form, claim deadline, or individual payment amount. The February 20, 2025 exclusion deadline has passed. The verdict is not a settlement fund, and a future payment is not guaranteed.
Keep any official notices you receive and check back on Claim for verified updates. You do not need to submit a claim to remain in the class at this stage.
Who may qualify
You may be included if, between July 1, 2016 and September 23, 2024, you turned off or paused Web & App Activity or its supplemental setting and activity on non-Google mobile apps was still transmitted to Google through Firebase or Google Mobile Ads software. Android and non-Android classes are included. The privacy classes exclude enterprise-only and supervised-under-13-only accounts, and other exclusions apply, including valid opt-outs. No claim form or payment is currently available.
What proof do you need?
Do you need proof of purchase?
No claim form or payment process has been announced, so there are no published claim-document requirements. Google account records were used to send class notices. Any future claims instructions would need to specify what information or documents are required.
Where do these requirements come from?
From the official settlement notice - the document that sets out who qualifies and what they have to provide. Claim summarizes it; Claim does not set it. Where the notice and this page disagree, the notice is the one that counts.
How can I check a settlement email or text?
Who is the administrator?
Epiq Legal Noticing (formerly Hilsoft Notifications), class notice administrator only is the settlement administrator: the company a court appoints to run the claims process, send notices and make payments. It is not the company being sued, and it is not Claim.
Is the sender's name enough to trust the message?
No. A sender name, a display name, a reply-to address and even a case number can all be copied. Check the case name and number in the message against the ones on this page, and reach the court-authorized settlement website yourself rather than through a link or button in the message.
What warning signs should I look for?
Any request for a fee, a payment or a wire to release settlement money. Any request for full banking login details. Pressure to act straight away. A web address that does not match the one in the official notice. Genuine notices identify the case by name and number and explain how payment is made, sometimes offering a payment election such as a check, a digital payment or a virtual card.
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