Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location claims

[AC News]

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Washington accusing the company of profiting from its users' location data without their knowledge.

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Meanwhile, Apple can track you and collect your data unscathed.

No one "in power" wants to do anything to hurt Apple's stock value, as they probably own shares in the fruit anyway.