José Castaneda, a Google spokesperson, outlined the taylor v google settlement payout after Google agreed in January to a preliminary $135 million settlement (the total fund Google agreed to pay) in Taylor v. Google LLC.
Taylor v. Google Settlement Details
U.S. individuals who used an Android device to access the internet using a cellular data plan at any point since Nov. 12, 2017 are in the settlement class, which the settlement says may include up to 100 million people and caps individual payments at $100.
Android Eligibility and Payment Caps
The settlement website is live so class members can select a preferred payment method on that site, people who want to object or exclude themselves must do so by May 29, and payments will be distributed only after final court approval at a June 23 hearing and after any appeals are resolved.
Google Play Terms Update
José Castaneda said, "We are pleased to resolve this case, which mischaracterized standard industry practices that keep Android safe," and he added, "We’re providing additional disclosures to give people more information about how our services work," while Google also agreed to update Google Play terms of service to clarify that certain data transfers occur passively and to fully stop collecting data when the "allow background data usage" option is toggled off.
Tension arises because, even though the fund totals $135 million and the class may include up to 100 million people, published estimates put individual payouts at roughly $1 to $1.50 per person while the cap remains $100, and that gap increases the chance many eligible users will receive only token payments depending on claims rates and payment-method uptake.
When will payments actually reach eligible users after the June 23 final-approval hearing and after any appeals are resolved?
