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Google To Pay $350m To Settle Google Plus Privacy Lawsuit

Google settles shareholder lawsuit over its 2018 decision not to reveal data breach with its now defunct Google+ social network

Another app closure. Google Hangouts will be shut down in November this year, as conversations are moved onto Google Chat

Last twitch of the corpse that is Google+ (Google Plus) revealed, as enterprise-focused spin-off Currents is to be wound down

Blast from the past. Lawsuit payouts for data breach begin to flow to users of Google's failed social networking experiment Google+

American users of the defunct Google Plus can claim $12 as part of a lawsuit settlement, but have until 8 October to file their claims

Another Google app to bite the dust, after confirmation that travel app Trip will cease working in August

Users will be unable to create new Google+ content from 4 February, with full shutdown set for 2 April

Goodbye Facebook rival. Google decides to accelerate its “sunsetting” of Google+ after discovery of developer bug

Google 'hangouts' its social network experiment, leaving consumers with less than a year before switch off

Google blames a software bug for the service disruption to Gmail and its other services late last week

Google's shakeup of its products continues as it drops some much loved features for Google+ and Google Maps

Google is facing criticism from an unlikely source, after its chief Internet evangelist said it was wrong over user IDs

Google has opened up its Google+ sign-in feature to allow seamless access to third party iOS and Android apps

Google+ changes are introduced, but some question the 170 million users claim