Google users sue company in class action lawsuit for storing location data even when location tracking is turned off

Briefing

Google users sue company in class action lawsuit for storing location data even when location tracking is turned off

August 21, 2018

Briefing

  • 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

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology

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Original Publication Date

August 20, 2018

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