The Federal Court of Australia ruled Google misled users regarding the details of its location data collection retained from its applications, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The ruling stems from allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that Google falsely claimed users could opt out of collection by changing app settings. In his decision, Justice Thomas Thawley said Google's conduct "misled or was likely to mislead some reasonable users." Penalties will be decided at a later date.
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