Google ‘deceived’ users into giving up location data, state AGs allege in new suit

Google used “deceptive and unfair” practices to trick users into giving up valuable location data, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by attorneys general from Washington, DC and three states.

” — deceptive web design schemes that can trick users into making certain choices.

in order to “get the most from Google maps” — even though Google Maps could work normally without such data, according to the suit. “By repeatedly ‘nudging’ users to enable Google Account settings, Google increases the chances that a user will enable the setting inadvertently or out of frustration,” the attorneys general wrote. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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