DO not Give UP your Right to Sue GOOGLE

Suing a firm is the last thing any company wants to do. Huge firms, particularly large tech companies, have a high risk of being sued, therefore it's only natural that they devise tactics to lower their odds of being sued in the first place. However, when those approaches are deceptive, sleazy, and anti-consumer, as Google appears to be, you must call them out.

This post covers what you should do to not give up your right to sue google.

Google’s arbitration agreement

When setting up a new Pixel device in the United States, Google practically forces you to sign to an arbitration agreement, as Reddit user AldenB pointed out. You are giving up your right to join a class-action lawsuit against Google over the gadget if one arises in the future. Google agrees to relinquish its right to participate in a class-action lawsuit against you in exchange. You know, because Google is continually suing its users in class-action lawsuits.

The scope of this "agreement" is limited: it only covers your right to join a class-action lawsuit over the Pixel you're registering, not all future class-action lawsuits against the firm. Even so, this strategy is a load of crap.

Google isn't going to sue you in a class-action lawsuit. There's a good probability you'll feel compelled to pursue or join a lawsuit against the firm. Consider what would happen if the business offered you this Pixel smartphone knowing it had a deadly fault in the technology. Because so many users were harmed by this deceptive business practise, a class-action lawsuit was brought. But hold on! You all promised not to participate in such a case when you set up your phone, thus you won't be able to join us. Bummer! At the very least, Google won't be able to sue you.

If you've never had to join a class-action lawsuit against a corporation, it may not appear to be a pressing matter. However, situations like these do happen. Consider Apple's butterfly keyboard debacle: the business knew these keyboards were likely to fail but continued to sell them to users for years despite knowing they were doomed to fail. That case is still ongoing, but if you bought a MacBook with a butterfly keyboard, you should be prepared to participate.

I haven't set up a new Pixel device in a few years, so I can't speak from experience on how that part of the procedure goes. However, there is a method to opt out of this nefarious clause, albeit with severe restrictions.

How to regain your right to join a class-action lawsuit against Google

There's both good and bad news in this article. The good news is that you may opt out of the arbitration agreement by visiting this link; simply make sure you're connected into the same Google Account as your device, choose your device from the list, input its serial number, and submit.

Unfortunately, you will lose your right to opt out of this agreement 30 days after you have set up your phone. If you recently purchased a new Pixel smartphone or any other device covered by this agreement, now is a good moment to see if you can opt out.

This agreement only applies to certain goods and does not apply to your entire Google Account. You don't lose your right to join a class-action lawsuit against Google if you miss the 30-day deadline. You can opt out of Google Home, Pixel Buds, and other gadgets' agreements within 30 days.

It's also worth noting that this agreement only applies to Google users in the United States. You don't have to worry about it if you're not in the United States.