On 22 October 2024, the first hearing will take place at the District Court of Amsterdam. The hearing and subsequent court opinion will determine whether the Foundation meets all formal requirements to proceed in this collective action against Google.
On 26 June 2024, Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen updated participants on the status of the lawsuit. Read the report of this event.
Google submitted its Statements of Defense in both proceedings to the District Court of Amsterdam. Google requested that the Court declare both the Foundation and SMC inadmissable.
On 12 December 2023, Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SMC) also initiated a collective action against Google. This collective action concerns violations of the privacy of users of Android smartphones. Read more about the difference between the collective actions of SMC and the Foundation.
On 12 September 2023, Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen filed its writ of summons against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google Netherlands B.V. before the Amsterdam District Court. Read the extract of the writ of summons.
The Foundation reached out to Google to explore an amicable solution. Unfortunately, early settlement attempts were unsuccessful.
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22 October 2024
The first hearing in the Google Action at the District Court of Amsterdam
On October 22, 2024, the first hearing in the Action against Google took place. The hearing dealt with Google’s preliminary defences.
26 June 2024
Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen Event for participants
It was a warm evening in June when phones and laptops must already have revealed to Google where their owners were: at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen spoke with participants of the Google Action about the lawsuit.
12 September 2023
Google Taken to Court
Press release – Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen and the Consumentenbond take a new step in their fight against Google: today, the tech company is challenged in court for large-scale privacy violations. In the legal proceedings the Foundation demands, amongst other things, that Google stops its constant surveillance and sharing of personal data through online ad auctions and pays damages to consumers. Since the announcement of this action on May 23, over 82,000 people in the Netherlands have already joined the collective action.
23 May 2023
Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen and the Consumentenbond stand up against Google for massive privacy violations
Press release – Tech giant Google must stop illegally collecting and processing data from Dutch consumers for its own commercial gain. Google must also pay users compensation for its longstanding and unprecedented privacy violations. That is what Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangenthe Foundation and the Consumentenbond demand. The Foundation and the Consumentenbond are calling on consumers to join the legal action against Google and to enforce their rights.
Our Action Against Google in the Media
20 September 2023
RTL Nieuws: 750 euro from Google for privacy violations, how realistic is that?
12 September 2023
AD: Dutch users claim billions from Google: ‘Company knows where you are and what you do’
12 September 2023
BNR Nieuwsradio: Google taken to court on behalf of ten thousands of people in the Netherlands
12 September 2023
Emerce: Google taken to court for ‘large scale privacy violations’
Other Relevant News About Google in the Media
26 July 2024
FD: Privacy seems like a mirage
24 July 2024
NRC: Why these annoying pop-ups about cookies are still necessary for now
23 July 2024
FD: Google refrains from deleting cookies from Chrome-browser after all
24 April 2024
FD: Google postpones phasing out of advertorial cookies