Google Australia Under Investigation for Stealing User Data ……. !!!
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country's Other Privacy Commissioner are investigating Google regarding the claims that it collects user data from Android smartphones. * Google is reportedly collecting around 1GB of data per month from Android devices in Australia, containing detailed location data. * Google’s privacy policy agreement covers data collection for its services, but there are questions about the transparency of the agreement. This comes after US-based software company Oracle apparently discovered that Google may be collecting around 1GB of user data per month from Android phones in Austrailia. This reportedly includes location information, even where location services are turned off, with no apps installed, and where no SIM card is inserted.Google has mapped IP addresses, Wi-Fi connection points, and mobile towers, which allow it to know where a device is connecting or attempting to connect without using the phone’s lo