"Claim Your Share: Google Settles $23M Class Action Lawsuit"

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"Claim Your Share: Google Settles $23M Class Action Lawsuit"
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Google has agreed to pay $23 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of violating users' privacy by sharing their search terms with third-party websites. Anyone who used Google to search and clicked on a link in its search results between Oct. 25, 2006 and Sept. 30, 2013 can claim part of the settlement money by submitting a claim by July 31, 2023. The average claim is estimated to be around $7.70 per person.

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