Another major privacy scandal has rocked Big Tech — this time involving Google. A U.S. federal court has fined the company $425 million after determining it had secretly tracked user data, even after users explicitly opted out. The class-action lawsuit encompassed more than 98 million users and 174 million devices. According to the court, Google continued collecting data through apps like Uber, Amazon, and Instagram. Google plans to appeal the decision. However, this case is part of a broader pattern, with companies like Amazon, Meta, and Tesla also facing privacy-related lawsuits. In today’s digital landscape, data has become a powerful commodity — and privacy remains one of the most contested battlegrounds.