How to get a slice of the $60M Flo, Google settlement

If you’ve used the Flo fertility tracking app prior to 2020, you may be able to secure settlement money in a class action lawsuit. Here’s how to get paid.

To qualify for a payment, you must have downloaded and used the Flo app between Nov. 1, 2016, and Feb. 28, 2019. The sign-up for a slice of the nearly $60 million settlement is open until Oct. 15. 

It’s unclear how much the individual payments will be. That will depend on how many people sign up for a share of the pie. A preliminary settlement agreement signed last year notes that California claimants will get double the payment compared with residents of other states. The final settlement is still subject to approval at a hearing scheduled for Oct. 29. 

Users of the Flo app filed a class action lawsuit against Flo, Google and Meta in September 2021 over allegations that Flo was selling its private health data to the tech giants, despite promising users it wouldn’t. Earlier that year, the Federal Trade Commission agreed…