{"id":251573,"date":"2026-05-21T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/millions-gain-new-control-over-their-data-in-google-privacy-settlement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:10","slug":"millions-gain-new-control-over-their-data-in-google-privacy-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/millions-gain-new-control-over-their-data-in-google-privacy-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions Gain New Control Over Their Data in Google Privacy Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions Gain New Control Over Their Data in Google Privacy Settlement<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-21 12:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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New RTB Control requires users to take action by turning off Google’s partner ads setting<\/p>\n

OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span>, May 21, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A federal judge approved a class action settlement with Google in March 2026 that now gives hundreds of millions of U.S. Google account holders a new way to limit how much information is shared about them in real-time bidding ad auctions. This release is being issued by Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC, a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.<\/p>\n


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Click. Done. Protected. empowers users to take control of their online privacy by opting out of Google\u2019s hidden real-time bidding auctions. A new settlement-driven RTB Control gives millions of Google account holders a simple way to limit how their personal information is shared and used in digital advertising.<\/p>\n

The case, In re: Google RTB Consumer Privacy Litigation, addressed Google’s practice of sharing user data with hundreds of third parties through real-time bidding (RTB) auctions, a process the plaintiffs said was not disclosed in Google’s public-facing account documents and occurred billions of times each day.<\/p>\n

As part of the settlement, Google introduced a new RTB Control on April 24, 2026, enabling users to limit the information shared about them in RTB auctions and reduce tracking within those auctions.<\/p>\n

Google account holders can go directly to http:\/\/adssettings.google.com\/partnerads\u00a0to implement the RTB Control. Under “Help advertisers select ads for you,” users can turn off the blue check mark. When the…<\/p>\n

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