UK High Court Blocks Google Lawsuit

A UK group called Google You Owe Us sought an estimated near £1 billion in damages over alleged cookie-based tracking by Google in 2011–2012, which bypassed Safari’s settings and fed data into ad targeting. The High Court, presided by Mr Justice Warby, dismissed the claim, indicating the plaintiffs were unlikely to prove harm to iPhone users and that it remained unclear whether data was shared with third parties. Google argued the plaintiffs lacked a legitimate basis for the case. The article notes that Google had already paid roughly $40 million in similar settlements in the United States. The ruling marks a setback for the group’s bid to hold Google financially liable over historical tracking practices.