Google Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for Privacy Violations
Lawsuit alleges that Google harvests private data via third party apps, violating privacy controls that are supposed to prevent it.
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Lawsuit alleges that Google harvests private data via third party apps, violating privacy controls that are supposed to prevent it.
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