A class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Google of tracking user activity through various mobile apps โ even if people opted out of sharing their data.
The suit was filed against the tech giant on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, as first reported by Reuters. The complaint accuses Google of logging usersโ news apps, ridesharing apps, and other types of apps even if people had the tracking turned off in their account settings.ย
โEven when consumers follow Googleโs own instructions and turn off โWeb & App Activityโ tracking on their โPrivacy Controls,โ Google nevertheless continues to intercept consumersโ app usage and app-browsing communications and personal information,โ the lawsuit says.
Digital Trends reached out to Google for comment about the lawsuit. We will update this story when we hear back.ย
Itโs the second lawsuit filed against Google within the last month. The same law firm filed a complaint in June accusing Google of tracking Google Chrome browser activity and habits even if a user was in incognito mode.ย
That lawsuit claims Googleโs incognito mode offers users the false impression that their internet use would not be intercepted and intentionally deceives them into believing they retain control of their browsing information.
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