Google ‘partially’ misled consumers over collecting location data, Australian court finds

Google ‘partially’ misled consumers over collecting location data, Australian court finds

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/16/google-partially-misled-consumers-over-collecting-location-data-australian-court-finds

Google collected data on some Android and Pixel phones even when customers ticked ‘No’ or ‘Do not collect’

Google has been found to have “partially” misled Australian consumers about collecting their location data, according to a federal court ruling handed down on Friday.

Google ‘partially’ misled consumers over collecting location data, Australian court finds

Apr 16, 2021, 8:13am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/16/google-partially-misled-consumers-over-collecting-location-data-australian-court-finds > Google collected data on some Android and Pixel phones even when customers ticked ‘No’ or ‘Do not collect’ > Google has been found to have “partially” misled Australian consumers about collecting their location data, according to a federal court ruling handed down on Friday.