Lawsuit filed by multiple US States alleges Google deceived customers for their location data

A new lawsuit against Google was filed on Monday by four attorneys general and led by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) that alleges Google makes it “nearly impossible” for users’ location to stop being tracked despite the users’ ability to control privacy information via Google account settings. The allegations cite events dating back to 2014. The lawsuit is expected to be filed in Texas, Washington, Indiana, and District of Colombia and alleges that Google uses “dark patterns” – referring to tactics that could subtly influence a consumer’s behavior in a business’ favor using...

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