Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after location tracking had been turned off, a coalition of state prosecutors announced on Monday. Authorities said, since at least 2014, Google broke consumer protection laws by misleading users about when it secretly recorded their movements. “For years Google has prioritized profit over their users’ privacy,” said Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who led the probe along with Nebraska. “They have been crafty and deceptive.”
— source npr.org | Nov 14, 2022