State attorneys general sue Google for unfairly profiting from user location data

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State attorneys general from Washington, D.C., and three states will accuse Google in court of deceiving consumers to get access to their location data unfairly.

The lawsuits, which are expected to be filed in state courts in Texas, Washington, and Indiana — one has already been filed in the superior court of Washington, D.C. — accuse the search giant of tricking users into giving up their location data and misleading users on how they can protect their privacy on the platform.

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