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• Google will pay $93M to settle a privacy lawsuit in California for violating consumer protection laws.
• The company was found to have engaged in deceptive practices related to collecting Android users’ location data without proper consent.
• Users believed disabling “Location History” would stop tracking, but another setting, “Web & App Activity,” remained enabled.
• As part of the settlement, Google will improve user-friendly account controls and be more transparent about data collection practices.
• This follows similar lawsuits and fines against Google for privacy violations in other jurisdictions.