Google sued around its location tracking activities

1st May 2011   ·   0 Comments

The location tracking scandal is in complete swing, and also the newest twist in it is that two end users in the Android-powered HTC Inspire 4G have filed a lawsuit against Google. The foundation of their claims is that their phones allegedly tracked and saved their movements “just as if by a tracking device for which a court-ordered warrant would ordinarily be required.”

The complaint was filed on April 27 in Detroit. The plaintiffs in this circumstance desire to symbolize other Android consumers who think Google is violating their rights with its location tracking activities, which might end result in a course action lawsuit, similar towards the 1 which was filed against Apple for your really identical good reasons.

The plaintiffs are seeking “at minimum $50 million in damages plus a court buy requiring Google to end tracking its products’ end users.”

Google refused to comment around the lawsuit.

Each Apple and Google are to testify in a Senate hearing worried with customer privacy on mobile devices. The hearing is scheduled for Might 10.

In an e-mail dated April 27, the Mountain View-based company’s spokesman Chris Gaither said that lawmakers will not need to be worried about Google’s collection of info, stating that “we provide customers with notice and manage around the collection, sharing and utilization of location”, while adding “any location information that is sent again to Google location servers is anonymized and is not tied or traceable to a specific person.”

resource: Bloomberg

By David Heider