Google to pay $39.9 million to Washington state over location tracking practices

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(Reuters) – Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Thursday.

The settlement also requires Google, a unit of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc, to implement reforms that increase transparency about its location tracking settings.