Security News > 2020 > May > Google sued by Arizona for tracking users’ locations in spite of settings
Arizona has filed suit against Google over tracking users' locations even after they've turned tracking off, claiming that the advertising-fueled tech titan has a "Complex web of settings and purported 'consents'" that enable it to furtively milk us for sweet, sweet ad dollars.
This is the way location tracking works: Android users can turn it off with a slider button in the Location section under Settings supposedly.
A] complex web of settings and purported 'consents' that misleads users into handing over their location data to Google.
In August 2018, following the AP's report, Google "Clarified" the fact that it was tracking people's locations even after they disabled the Location History setting.
Arizona AG Brnovich told The Washington Post that Google has made it near impossible to completely disable tracking by forcing users to dig into granular Android system settings.