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Briefing
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- Class Action Lawsuit – San Diego citizen Napoleon Patacsil filed lawsuit against Google on behalf of Android and iPhone users, alleging that Google kept tracking users’ location even when settings have been turned off
- AP Investigation – Associated Press were able to retrieve location data of Princeton University privacy researcher Gunes Acar that was saved to his Google account even with location history stopped
- Other Incident – University of California Berkeley researcher K. Shankari noted that her Android phone prompted her to rate retailer Kohl’s even though her location history is turned off
- Violation of Law – Lawsuit claims Google violated California’s Invasion of Privacy Act and constitutional right to privacy
- Lawsuit Request – Calls on Google to stop location data collection practices and destroy all data obtained from its unlawful recording and use
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Source
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Hautala, L., "Google sued over tracking user location amid privacy concerns",
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Nakashima, R., "AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not",
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Eustachewich, L., "Google sued for tracking users’ locations without permission",
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Original Publication Date
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August 20, 2018
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