Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data

A file photo of a multitude of products offering the Google Assistant during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found on April 16, 2021. — AP

CANBERRA, Australia: Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found on April 16.

The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019.