GOOGLE TO PAY INDIANA $20 MILLION TO RESOLVE PRIVACY SUIT
AppleMagazine|January 06, 2023
Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.
GOOGLE TO PAY INDIANA $20 MILLION TO RESOLVE PRIVACY SUIT

Rokitas filed a separate lawsuit against Google when negotiations between the company and a coalition of state attorneys general stalled, he said. Those states agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with the company in November.

As a result of the separate lawsuit, Indiana received about twice as much money as it would have under the deal with the 40 states in the coalition, Rokita said in his announcement.

"This settlement is another manifestation of our steadfast commitment to protect Hoosiers from Big Tech's intrusive schemes, Rokita said.

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