Two Dutch consumer groups, the Privacy Protection Foundation and Consumentenbond, have filed suit against Google over its targeted advertising auctions. The suit is seeking the equivalent of $804 for each Google user harmed by its "constant surveillance" and sharing of personal data.
A number of Dutch market research firms using a piece of industry software called Nebu have been breached, and the fallout appears to include about two million Netherlands residents. The data breach seems to mostly consist of contact information, but also includes income data.