Google settles location tracking lawsuit for $39.9M

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Google settles location tracking lawsuit for only $39.9M

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson's officethe $39.9 million fine last week, along with news that Google will have to implement several state-ordered tracking reforms that clarify what data is being gathered and for what purposes.

"Instead of joining a multistate settlement, Ferguson's office independently filed its own lawsuit and obtained this resolution. The Attorney General's Office estimates Washington received more than double the amount it would have received under the wider multistate settlement," the Ferguson's office said.

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