Google to pay record $391m privacy settlement

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The technology company tracked users' locations despite them opting out, a US investigation found.

The technology giant tracked the location of users who opted out of location services on their devices, 40 US states said.

Last month, Google agreed to pay Arizona $85m over similar issues concerning how it collects location data. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who led the case - alongside Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson - said: "For years Google has prioritised profit over its users' privacy."Consumers thought they had turned off their location-tracking features on Google - but the company continued to secretly record their movements and use that information for advertisers."

 

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