use of location data, its attorney general said Monday, adding to the technology giant’s growing list of legal challenges, though Google said the lawsuit is based on “inaccurate claims.”... [+]Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said that his office “is suing Google for deceiving users and invading their privacy,” sharing thethat is expected to be officially filed Monday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
The suit alleges that though Google has given users the option to turn off location tracking and enable enhanced privacy settings since 2014, Google still collects and profits from people’s location data.Indiana, Texas and Washington plan to file similar lawsuits against Google on Monday, though those states’ attorney generals have yet to announce their intention to do so.
Google spokesperson José Castañeda said the case is “based on inaccurate claims and outdated assertions about our settings” in a statement toCrucial Quote: “The District files this suit to correct the deceptive and unfair practices that Google has used and uses to obtain consumers’ location data, and to ensure that consumers are able to understand and control the extent to which their location data is accessed, stored, used, and monetized by the Company.