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Australia says Google “partially” misled some consumers over collection and use of location data

Australia’s Federal Court on Friday said Google “partially” misled some consumers about personal location data that it collected through Android mobile phones in 2017. According to the consumer watchdog, the court ruled that Google misrepresented consumers that ‘location history’ was the only setting that affected whether Google collected, kept or used personally identifiable data about their location. However, another account setting, ‘web & app activity’ also allowed the company to collect, store and use location data when it was turned on. Between March 9, 2017 and November 29, 2018, when users accessed ‘web & app activity’ on their phones, Google failed to mention that their setting was relevant to the collection of personal location data.

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