Thu Feb 10, 2022 – 9:39 am EST STORY AT-A-GLANCE Four attorneys general have sued Google for its deceptive practices in collecting location data from the public The separate lawsuits allege that Google continued to track location data of its users even after they had disabled location tracking Google’s misleading claims to users regarding privacy protections available in their account settings have been ongoing since at least 2014 The attorney general for the District of Columbia launched an investigation into Google after a 2018 AP News report revealed Google was tracking people’s movements even when they’d opted out of such tracking The suits allege that Google’s products are designed to pressure users to allow location tracking “inadvertently or out of frustration,” in violation of state consumer protection laws
(Mercola) – If you’ve ever felt like Google’s watching you, it’s because they quite literally, are. “The truth is that contrary to Google’s representations it continues to systematically surveil customers and profit from customer data,” Karl A. Racine, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, said in a statement.
He’s among four attorneys general who have sued Google for its deceptive practices in collecting location
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