A jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting data even after tracking was turned off. A federal jury in San Francisco has ordered Google to pay $425 million after finding the company violated user privacy. Key TakeawaysA jury ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy. Nearly 98 million users and 174 million devices were affected. A: The ‘Web & App Activity’ setting is a Google account control that saves your searches, browsing history, and other activity from Google services and websites to your Google Account.