A federal judge questioned the reasonableness of a $1.9 million attorney fees request Tuesday in a proposed class action settlement over Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing system.

Google and plaintiffs attorneys from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein reached a non-monetary agreement on May 6 in the litigation, which claimed Google violated privacy laws when it exposed personal and medical information through its Google-Apple Exposure Notification System, or GAEN, designed to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The lawsuit alleged third parties had access to users’ information through Android device system logs.

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