US: Google shocked in location tracking case, 40 US states will have to pay $ 400 million in damages.

The world’s leading tech company Google (Google) has suffered a major setback in the location tracking case in America. It has entered into an agreement with 40 US states to settle the case. Under this, Google will pay damages of $ 400 million (more than Rs 32 billion) to 40 states including Michigan.

The investigation found Google guilty of misleading consumers by violating US location tracking rules. Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said on Monday that 40 US states have entered into settlements worth nearly $400 million (391.5 million USD) with the tech company for misleading consumers. It is the largest multistate privacy settlement in US history with attorney generals.

According to Nessel, Google gets most of its revenue or revenue from the use of personal data of people using its browser or apps. Due to the violation of privacy laws, Google has entered into this agreement with the Attorney Generals of 40 states including Michigan. According to the Attorney General’s Office of Michigan, Google uses users or consumers for personal interest by tracking their location without giving information or without their permission.

Heavy fine imposed on tech companies

In the past few years, Google, Amazon and other US tech giants have faced tough regulations in many countries globally. They have been heavily fined for violating privacy or privacy rules.

Google will not be able to do location tracking without permission

Due to online access, Google tracks the location of users without their permission or without informing them and uses it for personal interest. Due to this agreement, he will now have to bring transparency in this matter. He will have to make the users aware about the location data and tell them that their location data is being used by him. If customers or users do not allow location tracking, then Google will not be able to do this.