A collection of privacy and consumer advocates are pressing U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila to halt a class-action settlement that would have Google pay $8.5 million to seven nonprofit organizations and schools, MediaPost Blogs reports. Of those slated to receive the settlement money, the groups contend that the World Privacy Forum is the only organization that has previously challenged Google on any privacy issues. In a letter to Davila, the coalition—which includes the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog, Patient Privacy Rights and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse—wrote, “The groups proposed are not at all aligned with the interests of the class members.”
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