Isaiah Poritz reports:
Google LLC said it reached a settlement in principle to resolve a class action from users of the menstrual cycle tracking app Flo who alleged the search giant surreptitiously collected sensitive health data of users.
The plaintiffs and the tech company in a joint notice asked the court to pause the case and vacate the July 21 jury trial date in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The notice didn’t provide any additional details about the terms of the agreement.
The parties didn’t immediately return requests for comment.
The settlement doesn’t include Flo Health Inc., which operates the app, and Meta Platforms Inc., which faces similar privacy claims. Both companies are still scheduled to face a jury trial later this month before Judge James Donato.
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