Google to pay California $93 million for allegedly lying to users about location data practices

Google has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the California Attorney General’s Office after a multi-year investigation found the company allegedly lied to users by telling them their location data was not collected or stored for targeted advertising. The company allegedly violated California consumer protection laws for several years by telling users that if

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