Google reports that it will never stop sharing your location even if you disable the sharing of your location. Google was accused of sharing user’s places despite users turning off the sharing feature, according to a new lawsuit against the company has revealed.
Google is accused of sharing user’s places despite users turning off the sharing of their location.
A new lawsuit was brought in the case of Google through four Attorney Generals from three US states, and supervised by the District of Columbia.
The lawsuit alleges that Google has misled consumers about how their locations are monitored and utilized by Google.
Google was accused of sharing user’s places despite users turning off sharing of their location. A new lawsuit was brought in the case of Google by the attorneys general from three US states, directed by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D). The lawsuit claims that Google has misled consumers about how their locations are tracked and utilized by the company as well as consumers have the ability to safeguard your privacy and privacy, by breaking monitoring.
The lawsuit claims that Google believes that its users are they have full control of the extent to which their personal data is collected by Google and the way Google makes use of the data. However, it was discovered that users who utilize Google products can’t stop Google from storing, collecting data, and making money from their locations. In addition, the report states that in order to expand its business, Google harvests consumers’ personal information, including information about their location, whenever they make use of Google products. Google then utilizes the information to create ads that are targeted to customers.
“Google has misled consumers into be led to believe that altering their account or setting on their devices would enable them to safeguard their privacy and limit the personal information they could access. In reality, contrary to what Google claims that it continues to routinely monitor customers and make money from the data of customers,” said DC Attorney General Karl Racine in a statement.
Google is also accused of having a significant motivation to “conceal the specifics of its practices for data collection and to create a barrier for customers to choose not to be monitored.”
Responding to the lawsuit, Google’s spokesperson denies the claims by the plaintiffs. “The attorneys general have brought an action based on false claims and inaccurate assertions regarding our privacy settings. We’ve always integrated privacy features in our products and have provided solid controls for the location of information,” said Google policy spokesperson Jose Castaneda was quoted by The Verge.