San Francisco, Jan 1 (Ians) Google has settled two more location tracking lawsuits worth 29.5 million filed in Washington, DC and Indiana states in the US.
The search giant is required to pay 9.5 million to Washington, DC and 20 million to Indiana after the states sued the tech giant for allegedly tracking users’ locations without their consent.
The 29.5 million settlement adds to the 391.5 million Google agreed to pay to 40 states over similar allegations last month.
“My office reached a settlement with Google requiring the company to pay 9.5 million for deceiving and manipulating consumers – including by using “dark patterns” to trick users and gain access to their location data,” tweeted DC Attorney General Karl Racine.
“We sued because Google made it nearly impossible for users to stop their location from being tracked. Now, thanks to this settlement, Google must also make clear to consumers how their location data is collected, stored, and used,” Racine added.
The search giant is required to pay 9.5 million to Washington, DC and 20 million to Indiana after the states sued the tech giant for allegedly tracking users’ locations without their consent.
The 29.5 million settlement adds to the 391.5 million Google agreed to pay to 40 states over similar allegations last month.
“My office reached a settlement with Google requiring the company to pay 9.5 million for deceiving and manipulating consumers – including by using “dark patterns” to trick users and gain access to their location data,” tweeted DC Attorney General Karl Racine.
“We sued because Google made it nearly impossible for users to stop their location from being tracked. Now, thanks to this settlement, Google must also make clear to consumers how their location data is collected, stored, and used,” Racine added.
- 1/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
San Francisco, Nov 15 (Ians) Google will pay a historic 391.5 million in settlement to 40 states in the US over allegations that the tech giant tracked users location data without their consent in the country.
Last month, Google paid 85 million to the state of Arizona to settle the claims that the tech giant illegally tracked the location of Android users.
The new settlement with Google over its location tracking practices, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Nebraska Ag Doug Peterson, is the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever.
Because of Oregon’s leadership role in the bipartisan investigation and settlement, Oregon will receive 14,800,563.
“For years Google has prioritized profit over their users’ privacy,” said Attorney General Rosenblum.
“They have been crafty and deceptive. Consumers thought they had turned off their location tracking features on Google, but the company continued to secretly record their movements and use that information for advertisers,...
Last month, Google paid 85 million to the state of Arizona to settle the claims that the tech giant illegally tracked the location of Android users.
The new settlement with Google over its location tracking practices, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Nebraska Ag Doug Peterson, is the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever.
Because of Oregon’s leadership role in the bipartisan investigation and settlement, Oregon will receive 14,800,563.
“For years Google has prioritized profit over their users’ privacy,” said Attorney General Rosenblum.
“They have been crafty and deceptive. Consumers thought they had turned off their location tracking features on Google, but the company continued to secretly record their movements and use that information for advertisers,...
- 11/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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