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Google sued by Arizona over location data and alleged ‘consumer fraud’ – Source CNET Tech

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Google is being sued over how it collects location data on Android phones.


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Google on Wednesday was hit by a lawsuit filed by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, alleging the search giant deceived its users in order to collect location data from their phones. 

The company generates the vast majority of its revenue through its massive advertising operation, which is buttressed by personal information Google collects when people use its products. But users were “lulled into a false sense of security” because Google led users to believe they disabled settings for location data gathering, when they were…

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