Turned location tracking off? US lawsuit says Google tracked you anyway.

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Published on January 25, 2022 Category: , , , , ,
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  • Google has been slapped with a lawsuit in the US over its location tracking.
  • It’s claimed that Google continued to track users despite these users disabling location tracking functionality.

Google offers location tracking controls in its Android and iOS apps, but Washington DC, Washington state, Indiana, and Texas have now filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to collect location data when the tracking was disabled by users.

“Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access,” said Washington DC attorney general Karl Racine in a statement. “The truth is that contrary to Google’s representations it continues to systematically surveil customers and profit from customer data.”



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