Google fined over €260 million for collecting data and using mobile connectivity on Android without permission.

A jury in San Jose, California (United States) has fined Google $314.6 million ( more than 260 million euros ) to Android users for collecting data and using mobile connectivity without permission when their devices were inactive.

This is a class-action lawsuit filed in state court in 2019 on behalf of approximately 14 million Californians.

Specifically, they sued Google for programming Android phones to collect information and transfer it to its servers when the devices were not connected to a Wi-Fi network.

The lawsuit also alleges that this action was carried out "to further its own corporate interests," as well as to create targeted advertising and expand its location targeting capabilities.

Now, a jury in San Jose, California, ordered Google to pay these users more than €260 million this Tuesday, according to plaintiffs' lawyers who spoke to Bloomberg. The jury also accused the company of using the plaintiffs' own mobile data plans .

Google spokesman José Castañeda assured Bloomberg that users approved these transfers by accepting the terms of service and privacy policies, and the company will therefore appeal the jury's decision.

In this regard, the spokesperson argued that this ruling represents a "setback" for users, as they "do not understand services that are critical to the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices."

Castañeda added that this data collection is necessary to maintain the performance of billions of Android devices, and that it consumes less data than sending a photo.

This case has prompted another group of users to file a lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, making the same claims on behalf of citizens in the other 49 states. This trial is scheduled for April 2026.