Did you know?

If you used Google Search anytime from October 25, 2006 to September 30, 2013 and clicked on any link from the search results then you may be entitled to receive $7.70 from Google.

Why?

Because Google was found guilty of “…storing and intentionally, systematically and repeatedly divulging its users’ search queries and histories to third parties… [including] users’ real names, street addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers and more…”
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What was the court case?

Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Case No. 5:10-cv-4809-EJD

Google has agreed to pay $23,000,000 to settle two class action lawsuits involving how they monitored you while you used Google Search. (Google’s parent company Alphabet is currently worth $1.570 Trillion — that’s $1,570,000,000,000, BTW. And, if you’re curious, $23 Million is 0.0015% of Alphabet’s total value.)

Should you file a claim?

Back in 2006 about 63% of all online searches used Google, and as of May 2023 that number’s grown to about 93.12% of the search engine market, with people using Google 9 BILLION times a day: So, there’s an excellent chance you might have used Google Search and clicked a link in their search results at least once.

How do I file?

To receive your $7.70 you’ll need to click here to visit the settlement website, sign up for a Claimant ID Number, and then file a Claim using the ID number. You should get your money sometime after 60 days.