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The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit against the Alphabet Inc unit.

Paxton previously alleged Google misled consumers by continuing to track their location even when users sought to prevent it.Paxton previously alleged Google misled consumers by continuing to track their location even when users sought to prevent it.

exas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit against the Alphabet IncTexas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia filed separate suits against Google in January in state courts over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy.

The lawsuit said Google offers the option of “private browsing” that could include “viewing highly personal websites that might indicate, for example, their medical history, political persuasion, or sexual orientation. Or maybe they simply want to buy a surprise gift without the gift recipient being tipped off by a barrage of targeted ads.”

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In January, the company said the “attorneys general are bringing a case based on inaccurate claims and outdated assertions about our settings. We have always built privacy features into our products and provided robust controls for location data.”

 

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