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Alphabet in the Soup

A shareholder derivative suit in federal court accuses the directors of Google parent Alphabet of costing the company <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Alphabet.pdf"><strong>$170 million in fines</strong></a> for improperly collecting personal information from children.

SAN JOSE — Shareholders claim in a federal derivative suit that the directors of Google parent Alphabet cost the company $170 million in fines by improperly collecting personal information from children.

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