Coverage dated September 14, 2023

California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 million

Headline from WHEC Rochester

OAKLAND, California (AP) — Search giant Google agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California on Thursday over its location-privacy practices.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 million (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    OAKLAND, California (AP) — Search giant Google agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California on Thursday over its location-privacy practices.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Google to pay $93 million after state investigation finds company used location data without consent (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Google will pay $93 million to settle allegations that the company used location data without informed consent, violating California's consumer protection laws.

  3. Engadget

    Google settles California lawsuit over its location-privacy practices (opens Engadget)

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    Google will pay $93 million in a settlement it reached with the California Attorney General over claims the tech giant illegally collects consumer data relevant to a user's location without consent.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Google reaches $93 million settlement in tracking location case (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California to resolve allegations that it was collecting consumers’ data without their consent, the state’s attorney general said in a statement Thursday.

  5. Bleeping Computer

    Google pays $93M to settle Android tracking lawsuit in California (opens Bleeping Computer)

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    Bleeping Computer's feed description

    California's Attorney General announced today that Google will pay $93 million to settle a privacy lawsuit alleging it violated the U.S. state's consumer protection laws.

  6. Insider

    Google will pony up another $93 million after being accused of tracking people's locations even after they opted out (opens Insider)

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    California's attorney general accused Google of "telling its users one thing" but "doing the opposite and continuing to track its users' movements."

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Google settles $93 million lawsuit with California over unauthorized user data collection (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A multi-year investigation by the California Department of Justice found Google tricked users when it collected, stored, and used their location data.

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