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Attorney General Todd Rokita secures $20 million settlement with
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Thursday, December 29, 2022

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Indiana gets double the money after splitting off from multistate
lawsuit 

Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced a $20 million settlement
with Google to resolve Indiana's lawsuit against Google for deceptive
location tracking practices.

The attorney general filed a separate, independent lawsuit when
negotiations between the company and a coalition of state attorneys
general stalled. As a result, Indiana received approximately twice as
much money as it would have received as part of the settlement that
was later reached with the 40 states that did not file lawsuits
against Google. 

"This settlement is another manifestation of our steadfast commitment
to protect Hoosiers from Big Tech's intrusive schemes," Attorney
General Rokita said. "We will continue holding these companies
accountable for their improper manipulation of consumers."

Google's deceptive practices became widely known following a 2018
story by the Associated Press. After that story, multiple states
began investigating Google's location tracking practices. 

As detailed in Indiana's lawsuit, Google uses location data collected
from Indiana consumers to build detailed user profiles and target
ads, but Google has deceived and misled users about its practices
since at least 2014.

Attorney General Rokita aggressively pursued litigation against
Google because even a limited amount of location data can expose a
person's identity and routines. Such data can be used to infer
personal details such as political or religious affiliation, income,
health status or participation in support groups -- as well as major
life events such as marriage and the birth of children. 

With this settlement, Attorney General Rokita has ensured that
Hoosiers are no longer coerced into trading away their privacy.

This lawsuit was handled by an experienced litigation team including
Doug Swetnam, Vanessa Voigt Gould, and Jennifer Van Dame -- who
tenaciously pursued complex data privacy theories in a Hoosier
courtroom against a well-resourced adversary.

Indiana's settlement is attached.

A headshot of Attorney General Rokita is available for download.

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  * 2022.12.29 IN GOOGLE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT [for signature].pdf

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