Overview
- The parties filed the proposed settlement on January 23 in federal court in San José, California.
- Plaintiffs say Google Assistant captured conversations without wake words due to “false accepts” and retained clips for training.
- Google denies using unintended recordings for ad personalization and admits no wrongdoing, citing documented risks of accidental activation and user deletion options.
- The deal covers users since May 18, 2016, with filing materials indicating device purchasers could receive about $18–$56 and other users about $2–$10.
- The case follows similar voice-assistant litigation, including Apple’s $95 million Siri settlement approved by a federal court in Oakland.