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Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations

Google. The page had previously indicated that turning location history off meant places visited were not stored by Google. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The page had previously indicated that turning location history off meant places visited were not stored by Google.
  • The Electronic Privacy Information Center, a non-profit public interest group, said it has sent a letter to the US Federal Trade Commission to look into whether Google has violated a 2011 consent order.

CALIFORNIA,

A lawsuit filed in federal court here accuses Google of invading people's privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite "location history" settings being turned off.

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