cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/41122324
Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to third parties.”
It’s less like “hurting” the corporation, and more like the government &/or legal system claiming their share in the proceeds of the crime… essentially racketeering.