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UNITED STATES

Google pays $392m in landmark privacy case

Google on Monday agreed to pay $392 million to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking on their devices had been switched off. A statement by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said it was the largest multistate privacy settlement by authorities in US history and included a binding commitment by Google for improved disclosures on targeting for customers. Google had been "crafty and deceptive", Rosenblum added as she announced the company's agreement to pay up to end the case.