Tag Archives: Location

Google is working on its own location tracking tag to compete with Apple AirTags and Tile trackers, according to developer and leaker Kuba Wojciechowski (via The Verge). The developer claims to have discovered references to the upcoming first-party tags in Google’s Fast Pair method for quickly pairing nearby Bluetooth devices. The device is said to be codenamed “Grogu,” after the baby Yoda character from “The Mandalorian” Star Wars series, and is being developed by the Google Nest… Source link

Google is reportedly working on a location tracking tag to compete with the likes of Apple’s AirTags and Tile trackers, according to developer (and reliable leaker) Kuba Wojciechowski. Wojciechowski discovered references that indicate Google is working on support for locator tags in Fast Pair — Google’s method for quickly pairing nearby Bluetooth devices — and claims in a Twitter thread that Google is developing its own first-party tracker to use with the feature (seen via

It was only a matter of time until Google launched its own location tracker, similar to Apple’s AirTags, Samsung’s SmartTag, and of course, Tile. According to the developer (and well-sourced leaker) Kuba Wojciechowski, Google’s Nest team is developing a tracker codenamed “Grogu.” It’ll reportedly include an onboard speaker, as well as support for Bluetooth Low Energy and ultra-wideband (UWB). Wojciechowski found evidence of the tracker when he noticed that Google added support for locator… Source link

Google has settled two more of the many location tracking lawsuits it had been facing over the past year, and this time the search giant is getting an even better deal: just $29.5 million to resolve complaints filed in Indiana and Washington DC with no admission of wrongdoing. The cases filed in the Midwestern state and the capital are similar to those settled elsewhere in the US in the last 12 months and center on allegations that Google deceived users into handing over location data,… Source link

Google this month agreed to pay out $391.5 million across 40 states, including $12 for Michigan, after attorneys general sued the technology company for being deceptive about their location tracking practices in what experts said is an important win for consumers.  The settlement was a result of attorneys general suing Google for violating consumer protections. The AGs said the company was misleading consumers into thinking their location tracking… Source link

Google Failed to Tell Users That Their Web and App Activity Tracked Location Data NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 40 attorneys general, today secured $391.5 million from Google for misleading millions of users about its location data tracking. A multistate investigation found that Google failed to notify users that location tracking services were automatically turned on for web and app activity. Millions of consumers with Google accounts who… Source link

NEWS RELEASE: OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES HISTORIC $391.5 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH GOOGLE OVER LOCATION TRACKING PRACTICES Posted on Nov 14, 2022 in Latest Department News, Newsroom Honolulu – The State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection announced today that Hawaii, along with 39 other states, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate… Source link

Press Releases 11/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Historic Google Settlement Over Location Tracking Practices (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement in… Source link

Tech Attorneys general found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers Source link

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has entered an $85 million settlement with Google LLC for allegedly tracking the users’ location with “deceptive and unfair” practices to sell advertisements, his office announced Tuesday. Brnovich started investigating Google after a 2018 Associated Press article said the company was misleading consumers on how they were tracking and using their location data, according to a news release. In May 2020, Brnovich sued Google for allegedly… Source link