Europe wants privacy regulators to act against Google's location tracking
Netherlands, Poland and five other EU countries have asked regulators to take action against Google. Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators on 27 November to take action against Google for allegedly tracking the movements of millions of users in breach of the bloc’s new privacy law. Consumer lobby the European Consumer Organisation alleges that Google uses various methods to encourage users to enable the settings ‘location history’ and ‘web and app activity’ which are integrated into all Google user accounts. Asked for comment on the consumer groups’ complaints, a Google spokesman said: “Location History is turned off by default, and you can edit, delete, or pause it at any time. If it’s on, it helps improve services like predicted traffic on your commute.” “If you pause it, we make clear that — depending on your individual phone and app settings — we might still collect and use location data to improve your Google experience.” “We’re constantly working to improve our controls, and we’ll be reading this report closely to see if there are things we can take on board,” he said.
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