By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS - Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices.
California said Google was able to"profile" people and target them with advertising even if they turned off their"Location History" setting, and deceived people about their ability to block ads they did not want.
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