Dutch consumers may soon have the opportunity to join a class-action lawsuit against Google. The Consumentenbond and Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen are demanding that the tech giant cease its collection and sale of consumer data without their consent. They are also calling for compensation to be paid to all Dutch users of Google. If Google does not comply, the matter will be taken to court. Those wishing to participate in the claim must have lived in the Netherlands and used a Google product or service since March 1st, 2012. The groups claim that Google collects data in a way that makes real consent impossible.
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