By Mike Swift ( January 26, 2026, 15:52 GMT | Insight) — Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle class-action privacy litigation that dates back nearly six years over whether the digital ads giant illegally recorded and shared tens of millions of US consumers’ voices with its Google Assistant technology.Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle class-action privacy litigation that dates back nearly six years over allegations the digital ads giant illegally recorded and shared tens of millions of US consumers’ voices through its Google Assistant technology….
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