Google Geolocation Tracking Claims Spur Privacy Class Action

Alphabet Inc.'s Google allegedly tracked the location of millions of mobile phone users without their consent, according to a complaint filed by a proposed class.

Google collected location data for some of its applications on iPhone and Android devices even when users turned off location history features, the complaint stated.

Google’s privacy page says that users can turn off their location history at any time, and their information will cease to be stored. But even with location history paused, some Google apps store time-stamped location data, which violated user privacy and constituted a deceptive trade practice, according to the complaint. ...