The attorney general of Arizona filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Google, alleging the technology company uses “unfair practices” to gain access to user data.
Mark Brnovich announced the state’s intention in a tweet posted Wednesday night that accused Google of exploiting data to fund its “lucrative advertising business.”
“Today we filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Google for deceptive and unfair practices used to obtain users’ location data, which Google then exploits for its lucrative advertising business,” Brnovich wrote.
Today we filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Google for deceptive and unfair practices used to obtain users’ location data, which Google then exploits for its lucrative advertising business.
— Mark Brnovich (@GeneralBrnovich) May 27, 2020
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, and Brnovich said consumers are unaware of the measures Google takes to undermine its users’ privacy.
“When consumers try to opt-out of Google’s collection of location data, the company is continuing to find misleading ways to obtain information and use it for profit,” Brnovich told the Washington Post.
