Payments start soon in privacy settlement ‘hundreds of millions’ could have qualified for

(NEXSTAR) – Keep an eye on your bank account, Venmo and Zelle the next few weeks. Money could be coming your way from a privacy class action settlement that “hundreds of millions” may have qualified for.

Tech giant Oracle agreed to pay out $115 million to settle claims it tracked people’s online and offline activity, then violated privacy by selling the information to third parties.

The settlement was granted final approval in November 2024, so you may have forgotten about it since then, but payments are finally expected to start going out. According to court documents, the distribution of funds is set to start on Sept. 21 and largely wrap up by Dec. 7.

Eligible recipients may have received an email this week alerting them to the forthcoming payout. The size of each claimant’s payment was not disclosed.

Payments may come via Venmo, Zelle, direct deposit, paper check or online debit card, depending on what you selected as a preference when filing a claim.

After the first round of payments goes out, any leftover funds will be split up among eligible recipients and a second round of........

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