Google Pays $392m In Landmark US Privacy Case

Google agreed to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking had been switched off on their devices. <br />A statement says it was the largest multi-state privacy settlement by state authorities in US history and included a binding commitment for improved disclosures by Google. <br />New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin says Digital platforms like Google cannot claim to provide privacy controls to users and then turn around and disregard those controls to collect and sell data to advertisers against users’ express wishes and at great profit.