Australia: Court to fine Google over misleading Android users about data collection
"Australian courts rule that Google misled Android users over location data collection", 16 Apr 2021
Google is facing fines and penalties in Australia over misleading its customers with regard to location data collection (via the Associated Press). Between May 2017 and November 2018, Google's messaging around "Location History", as well as "Web and App Activity" neglected to inform users that it would still collect location data if the former setting was switched off but not the latter.
The company potentially faces millions in fines and other penalties to be determined at a later date...
In response to...[the] ruling, Google said:
We provide robust controls for location data and are always looking to do more – for example we recently introduced auto delete options for location history, making it even easier to control your data.