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BISMARCK — North Dakota will receive $4.1 million from Google as part of a massive settlement with the tech giant over its improper tracking of customers, said Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Google will have to pay $391.5 million to 40 states according to the agreement, which Wrigley called “the largest multistate Attorney General privacy settlement in the history of the U.S.” Investigators found that Google was recording the movements of customers even when… Source link

Google has reached a $391.5 million setlement with 40 states, including North Dakota, over its location tracking practices related to Google Account settings. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the state will receive $4.1 million dollars from what he calls the largest multi-state Attorney General privacy settlement in U-S history. Wrigley says the investigation and settlement focused on Google’s deceptive practices regarding data collection, retention, and use.