United States of America: Lawsuit against Google over alleged deceptive location tracking practices by 5 State Attorneys General

Progress

Current status
in force
20 Mar 2023 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
software provider: app stores
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

20 Mar 2023
in force

Settled lawsuit against Google over alleged deceptive location tracking practices by 5 State Attorneys General

On 20 March 2023, the Attorney General (AG) of New Hampshire announced that, as part of a group of 5 attorneys general lawsuits, it had reached a USD 9 million settlement with Google in a case concerning the misleading of consumers through location …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court