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Google fined $40M+ for misleading location-tracking settings on Android – TechCrunch

Google fined $40M+ for misleading location-tracking settings on Android – TechCrunch

Google has been sanctioned A$60 million (around $40M+) in Australia over Android settings it had applied, dating back around five years, which were found — in a 2021 court ruling — to have mislead consumers about its location data collection. Australia’s Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) instigated proceedings against Google and its Australia subsidiary back in October 2019, going on to take the tech giant to court for making misleading representations to consumers about… Source link

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