Google Penalized for Collecting Location Data

Google, which has come to the fore with lawsuits filed against it, has again come to the fore with a lawsuit. Previously, Google was jointly sued in Columbia, Texas, Washington, and Indiana. Google’s lawsuit location of users to constantly follow tricks allegedly used.

Both Google and Apple have taken various steps to protect users’ location privacy. However, about five years ago, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) told Google, which took steps in this regard, that users even if location history is turned off He filed a lawsuit over whether the company continued to collect location data and made misleading statements about the issue. The lawsuit was settled today and Google was sentenced to millions of dollars in penalties.

Google to pay A$60 million penalty

ACCC against Google and its subsidiary in Australia in 2017 sued the tech giant for making misleading statements to users about the collection and use of location data on Android phones. 2021 In April, the court ruled that Google provided misleading information, and Google upheld this decision. to appeal had taken.

In today’s appeal, Google’s 60 million Australian dollars i.e. approximately US$ 40 million (717,548,800 TL) was decided to pay a penalty. Commenting on the penalty, Google stated that while significantly reducing the amount of data stored, they have invested heavily in simplifying the management and understanding of location information with industry-first tools such as automatic deletion controls. In addition, the company provides control and transparency providing updates He said he was determined to do it.

ACCC chairman Gina Cass-Gottlieb commented on the decision.This important court sentence imposed today sends a strong message to digital platforms and other businesses, large and small, that they must not mislead consumers about how their data is collected and used.‘ he declared.