Google will pay $93 million to the state of California to settle allegations that it was collecting and using consumers’ location data without their consent, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement on Sept. 14 that Google agreed to pay the settlement and accepted strong injunctive […]
Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita on Dec. 29 announced the state has reached a $20 million settlement with Google over the big tech giant’s alleged deceptive location tracking practices. In a statement, Rokita said that the latest settlement reflects the state government’s commitment to protecting Indiana residents from “Big Tech’s intrusive schemes.” “We will continue holding […]
HARTFORD, Conn.—Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday. The states’ investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which found that Google continued to track people’s location data even after they opted […]
A Secret Service agent testified in a trial on March 21 regarding the location of then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021. Agent Lanelle Hawa said she was with Pence, his wife, and their daughter when they were evacuated on Jan. 6 from the U.S. Capitol building, Buzzfeed News reported. Hawa said the trio […]
A Secret Service agent will have to answer questions about the location of then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, during questioning in an upcoming trial of a defendant, a judge ruled on March 18. U.S. prosecutors moved in January to bar lawyers for Couy Griffin, the defendant, from asking questions about Pence’s location, […]
Basque militant group ETA effectively ended an armed half-a-century-long separatist campaign on April 8. It lead French police and bomb disposal experts to locations where its weapons, explosives, and ammunition were hidden in Bayonne. Mediators said the stockpiles contained 120 firearms, about 3 tons of explosives, and several thousand rounds of ammunition. The Spanish government […]
Let’s take a virtual trip to ancient Peru with these intense photos. At first, these look like statues, but they’re actually sarcophagi. They’re in the Luya Province of Peru, 60 kilometers northeast of Chachapoyas. Hanumann Locals call the sarcophagi the “Purunmachos” and they’re located in the site called “Karajia.” They were thought to be ancient wise men. […]
