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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general ...

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Google's apps, such as Chrome, Maps, Search, and YouTube, are constantly tracking your activity and sending it to Google. But don't worry, Google doesn't use the data for nefarious purposes like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google has been tracking your location history in Google Maps, ...

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LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find ...

Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone ...

(Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Search giant Google has ...