Google is ordered to pay a record fine for Location Tracking

Google is being ordered to pay a record $391.5 million fine to end an investigation by 40 U.S. attorneys against it, alleging it deceived users about having their location tracked even after they chose not to share that data with her. The fine is particularly high because prosecutors accuse Google of exploiting this data for advertising purposes, making huge profits.

As Oregon State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said,

For many years Google made a profit by exploiting the privacy of users. It was particularly inventive and tricked consumers who had turned off location data, as it continued to secretly record their movements and deliver that data to advertisers.

In addition to the hefty $391.5 million fine, Google agreed to go the extra mile to make it easier, more understandable, and simpler to turn off location data, delete your location history, and promise complete transparency about the type of data it collects. collects.

It's worth noting that despite the settlement, Google is not apologizing for its practices, nor is it admitting that it has done anything wrong or broken any laws. It should be mentioned, however, that he has already lost similar cases in both Australia and Arizona (USA), while more are pending on the subject of Location History / Tracking.