According to court documents, Google will pay $8.5 Million to a bunch of nonprofits because it was revealed that they broke privacy laws in many different cases. The lawsuit entails the charges of user privacy being violated back in 2010 where the information was sold to third parties and where the plaintiff’s name, family members names and other personal information was readily available.
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Google tried to say that there was no proof that any injury came because of her information being shown. However, the lawyer states that the lawsuit is not simply about whether or not the plaintiff was injured, but rather that no one knows that their private information is being shown to any who wants to see it. The settlement of $8.5 Million is to keep this individual happy, but Google has no desire to change how they are doing business as of right now.
Among those receiving the $8.5 Million are: World Privacy Forum; Chicago-Kent’s Center for Information, Society, and Policy; Harvard Law’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society; and Stanford Law’s Center for Internet and Society. This is something Google is surely not to have a problem with. It is hard to say whether or not Google has learned something here. It is simple to say that there is no way that it is smart to go up against a powerhouse like Google, but everyone has their own things.
The lawsuit is something that is a little outdated to a lot of people. There are many ways in which websites are going to use the 
information from their users to help gain a bigger following. The system is quite clear on this and it is simple to see that there is something more to this story. The bottom line is that Google is going to have to pay a lot of money to make people happy and off their backs. There is never a good outcome when you have to fight over details and it is simpler to go and write a check.
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As a result to the lawsuit though. Google agrees that they are going to revise the FAQ section on its private policy, but nothing really further in that regard. The ordeal is taxing on a lot of people as they get closer into the bottom line. It is simply silly to have to deal with this type of problem, but surely this is another walk in the park for Google and it will soon be a thing of the past.
