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Google Paying $29.5 Million To Settle Location Tracking Lawsuits

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Google has agreed to pay $29.5 million in settlements to two lawsuits brought against it by Washington, D.C., and Indiana.

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The company is paying for its "deceptive" location tracking practices.

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After the state sued the company, the search and advertising giant was ordered to 

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Pay $ 9.5 million to D.C. and $20 million to Indiana for tracking users' locations without their consent.

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This settlement is in addition to the $ 391.5 million Google paid to 40 states last month for similar allegations. 

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Two more lawsuits against Google for location tracking in Texas and Washington are pending.

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Google was also accused of using dark patterns. 

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These design choices deceive users into performing actions that violate their privacy or overshare information without their consent.

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The state stated that Google uses Indiana location data to create targeted ads and user profiles. 

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However, Google has deceived users since at least 2014.

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