Google has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit introduced by Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine, who accused the corporate earlier this yr of "deceiving users and invading their privacy." Google has additionally agreed to alter a few of its practices, primarily regarding the way it informs customers about gathering, storing and utilizing their location information.
“Google leads consumers to believe that consumers are in control of whether Google collects and retains information about their location and how that information is used,” the criticism, which Racine filed in January, learn. “In reality, consumers who use Google products cannot prevent Google from collecting, storing and profiting from their location.”
Racine's workplace additionally accused Google of using "dark patterns," that are design selections supposed to deceive customers into finishing up actions that don't profit them. Specifically, the AG's workplace claimed that Google repeatedly prompted customers to modify in location monitoring in…
2022-12-30 14:22:44
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