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

Both Google and Apple have taken several steps to protect users’ location privacy. However, about five years ago, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) told Google that it was taking 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 matter. The lawsuit was settled today and Google was sentenced to millions of dollars in fines.

Google must pay a fine of A$60 million

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 had provided misleading information and Google upheld the decision. appeal Has taken.

In today’s call, Google’s 60 million Australian dollars ie approximately US$40 million (717,548,800 TL) was decided to pay a fine. In response to the fine, Google said that while they have significantly reduced the amount of data stored, they have invested heavily in simplifying the management and understanding of location information with industry-leading tools such as automatic deletion checks. In addition, the company ensures control and transparency the provision with updates He said he was determined to do it.

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