Google To Pay Largest Multi-State Data Privacy Settlement in US History

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Google slapped with $391M privacy fine for illegally tracking users’ location

A mammoth $391.5 million fine was levied by 40 US states against internet giant Google for illegally tracking users’ location in what appears to be the largest settlement by state in the history of the United States.

An investigation into Google’s activities was initiated in 2018 after a report revealed that the tech giant was tracking its users even after they enable a Google account privacy settings that claim to turn off location tracking. It was found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location tracking practices since at least 2014.

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