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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Google LLC
Current Parent Company: Alphabet Inc.
Penalty: $93,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: September 14, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Secondary Offense: consumer protection violation
Mega-Scandal: Online Privacy
Violation Description: The California Attorney General announced a $93 million settlement with Google resolving allegations that its location-privacy practices violated California consumer protection laws. The settlement followed a multi-year investigation by the California Department of Justice that determined Google was deceiving users by collecting, storing, and using their location data for consumer profiling and advertising purposes without informed consent. In addition to paying $93 million, Google agreed to accept strong injunctive terms to deter future misconduct.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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