Google Agrees To Curb Email Content Processing In Class Action Settlement

(December 21, 2016, 12:34 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — The lead plaintiffs in a putative privacy class action against Google Inc. filed a motion in California federal court Dec. 13, seeking preliminary approval of an agreement settling their claims over Google’s scanning of email content, stating that technical changes promised by the internet giant would bring its practices in compliance with relevant state and federal law (Daniel Matera, et al. v. Google Inc., No. 5:15-cv-04062, N.D. Calif.)....