Google Chrome on Android finally lets users share their approximate location with websites, instead of sharing a precise location. This will give users more control over their location data. Google ...

From now on, when you need information about your general location, like local weather and news, you wouldn't need to give ...

Google says approximate location sharing is also coming to Chrome on desktops "in the coming months." As you'd expect, there ...

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about law enforcement's use of "geofence warrants"—the collection of smartphone location data about everyone who was near a particular place at a ...

WASHINGTON —At 4:50 p.m. May 20, 2019, an armed man holding a cellphone walked into the Midlothian, Virginia, branch of the Call Federal Credit Union and handed a note to a teller demanding cash.

Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington When the Call ...

If you use an Android phone, there is a good chance this case affects you. Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement over claims that its Android system used people's cellular data without ...

Could you get part of the $135 million class-action settlement that Google will start paying customers soon? The funds will help end Taylor v. Google LLC. The lawsuit spanned years. It alleged that ...

There is currently $135 million up for grabs after Google reached a settlement in January 2026, following a class action lawsuit alleging that Google's Android devices transferred cellular data to ...

Millions of Android users could be eligible for a payment under a $135 million class-action settlement over allegations that Google's operating system caused mobile devices to send data without users' ...

Android 17, the next major version of Google's mobile operating system, is currently undergoing beta testing and is expected to be released to the general public in June 2026. Naturally, Google's ...

Android phone users can now claim their portion of a class-action settlement connected to Google's collection of their data. The lawsuit, Taylor v. Google LLC, alleged that Google needlessly collected ...