Google has agreed to a $135 million class-action settlement to resolve claims that it carried out passive data transfers through the Android operating system without consumers’ knowledge or consent.

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

Google collects a ton of data on us. It uses that data for targeted advertising, which, based on Google’s latest financial report, is a lucrative business that brought in over $70 billion in revenue ...