In a lawsuit alleging that its app store charges exorbitant fees, Google now faces more than 21 million customers.
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Lawsuit Alleges Google Deceived Users About Location Tracking
Washington, D.C., and two states have filed new lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, accusing the company of deceiving consumers by tracking their location even when users try to turn off the company’s tracking. According to a lawsuit filed Monday in the District of Columbia’s Superior Court, Google falsely told customers that if they opted out… Continue reading Lawsuit Alleges Google Deceived Users About Location Tracking
Google Misled Publishers and Advertisers, Unredacted Lawsuit Alleges
According to newly unredacted allegations and details in a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general, Google misled publishers and advertisers for years about the pricing and processes of its ad auctions, creating secret programs that deflated sales for some companies while increasing prices for buyers. Meanwhile, according to the newly unredacted complaint, Google pocketed the… Continue reading Google Misled Publishers and Advertisers, Unredacted Lawsuit Alleges
Ten States Sue Google, Alleging Deal with Facebook to Rig Online Ad Market
Ten states sued Google Wednesday, accusing the search giant of running an illegal digital-advertising monopoly and enlisting rival Facebook Inc. in an alleged deal to rig ad auctions that was code-named after “Star Wars” characters. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Texas, alleges that Facebook emerged in 2017 as a powerful new rival… Continue reading Ten States Sue Google, Alleging Deal with Facebook to Rig Online Ad Market
Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit in U.S. for Tracking ‘Private’ Internet Use
Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers set in “private” mode. The lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion, accusing the Alphabet Inc unit of surreptitiously collecting information about what people… Continue reading Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit in U.S. for Tracking ‘Private’ Internet Use