Update 7/7/24: Another huge round of payments went out with 11 cents or 12 cents per person.
Update 1/26/24: We’re getting $7.70 payout emails now
The Settlement
Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleges that between October 25, 2006 and September 30, 2013 google search queries were included in referrer headers. Google has denied any wrong doing but has agreed to a $23 million settlement.
Who’s Eligible?
The Court decided that the Class includes all users of Google Search who clicked on a search result in the United States from October 26, 2006 through September 30, 2013
Important Dates
- Exclusion deadline: July 31, 2023
- Objection deadline: July 31, 2023
- Claim Form Deadline: July 31, 2023
- Final Approval Hearing: October 12, 2023
Our Verdict
They are claiming that each person will receive $7.7, for that to happen less than 3 million people need to file claims and that doesn’t include any fees the lawyers take from the settlement pool. I don’t see that happening, but might as well file a claim and hope for the best.
