An important decision in privacy rights was decided recently by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that:

• Ruled that Google’s class action settlement terms were sufficient despite not paying the class action members directly;

• Featured high-profile parties like the ACLU and Google; and

• Ultimately found for Google despite having a concurring opinion that seemed to agree with the class action members.

Read about how Google was allowed to settle class action suits through settlement and payout to advocacy groups instead of the class members.