Australian court orders Google to pay $60 million

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For misleading users on collection of their personal location data.

Australian court orders Google to pay $60 million
Australia's competition watchdog said Google was ordered by the country's Federal Court to pay $60 million in penalties for misleading users on collection of their personal location data. The court found Google misled some customers about personal location data collected through their ...

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