Google to pay California $93 million over location-tracking claims

Illustration of Google’s wordmark, written in red and pink on a dark blue background. Illustration: The Verge

Google has agreed to pay $93 million to the state of California to settle claims it tracked the location of users without their knowledge. Under the terms of the proposed agreement, Google must also provide more information about the location data it collects on users.

The settlement follows a “multi-year” investigation by California’s Department of Justice, which found that Google deceived users into thinking they weren’t getting tracked when they actually were. According Read Entire Article

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