Three U.S. states, D.C. sue Google over location-tracking
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REUTERS/Hannah McKayWASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy."Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access," Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine's office said in a statement.Yet Google "continues to systematically surveil customers and profit from customer data," the statement said, calling the practice "a clear violation of consumers’ privacy."Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said the "attorneys general are bringing a case based on inaccurate claims and outdated assertions about our settings.
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