Google Buried Location Settings So That You Can’t Disable Them

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According to court filings unsealed earlier this week, Google made location settings harder to locate in its Android phone software so customers would not turn them off, a move intended at sustaining the data collecting operations that power the Internet giant’s lucrative ad business. 

According to the documents, the decision was made after Google conducted an investigation that found a significant increase in devices disabling the settings despite offering them readily available options. The search giant saw the change as a problem and urged other Android phone manufacturers to do the same. 

The documents are part of a consumer fraud lawsuit filed against Google by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich last year. The Arizona Mirror was the first to report on the unsealed documents. 

An unredacted passage from the lawsuit notes …

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