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FILE- In this Aug. 8, 2018, file photo a mobile phone displays a user's travels using Google Maps in New York. Days after an Associated Press investigation revealed that Google is storing the locations of users even if they turn a privacy setting called “Location History” off, the company has changed a help page that erroneously described how the setting works. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

APNewsBreak: Google clarifies location-tracking policy

By RYAN NAKASHIMA - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Georgianna DeCarmine, Georgia shortstop Tai Peete, left, uses Google Translate on his phone to communicate with Panama outfielder Rolando Rodriguez during an interview at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Georgianna DeCarmine via AP)

Little Leaguers connect with Translate, Fortnite, Facebook

By SARA PERLOWITZ - Associated Press

In this June 15, 2017, file photo, people walk inside the Oculus, the new transit station at the World Trade Center in New York. Data collection practices of tech firms are increasingly under the microscope. An Associated Press investigation shows that using Google services on Android devices and iPhones allows the search giant to record your whereabouts as you go about your day. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

What Google changed in its location-tracking explanation

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Google clarifies to users it still tracks their location even after they turn off location history,

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Google rebuffs FBI request for user location data

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This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, reports financial results, Thursday, April 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Google refuses FBI demand for user location data

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Mississippi court says suit against Google can continue

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In this July 25, 2018 photo, Kalyanaraman Shankari poses for photos in Mountain View, Calif. An Associated Press investigation shows that using Google services on Android devices and iPhones allows the search giant to record your whereabouts as you go about your day. Shankari, a graduate researcher at UC Berkeley who connects commuting patterns with urban planners, noticed that her Android phone prompted her to rate a shopping trip to Kohl’s. That happened even though she had turned off Google’s “location history” setting, which according to the company should prevent it from remembering where a user has been. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The Latest: Lawmakers vow action on Google location tracking

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In this July 25, 2018 photo, Kalyanaraman Shankari, right, and her husband Thomas Raffill hold their phones while posing for photos in Mountain View, Calif. An Associated Press investigation shows that using Google services on Android devices and iPhones allows the search giant to record your whereabouts as you go about your day. Shankari, a graduate researcher at UC Berkeley who connects commuting patterns with urban planners, noticed that her Android phone prompted her to rate a shopping trip to Kohl’s. That happened even though she had turned off Google’s “location history” setting, which according to the company should prevent it from remembering where a user has been. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

How to find and delete where Google knows you’ve been

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Google plans $600M data center expansion in South Carolina

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FILE - In this May 18, 2016, file photo, people pose by Android lawn statues at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The next version of Google’s Android system will be called Pie. It will use artificial intelligence to adapt to how you use the device. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

New Android version, ‘Pie,’ rolls out Monday on Pixel phones

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FILE - In this April 28, 2016, file photo, visitors gather at a display booth for Google at the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. Google is reportedly working on a mobile version of its search engine that will comply with strict censorship controls in China. The Intercept reported that the work has been ongoing since the spring of 2017 and was accelerated in December following a meeting between Google CEO Sundar Pichai and a top government official. It cited internal Google documents and unnamed people familiar with the plans. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Reports: Google working on censorship-ready search for China

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 28, 2016, file photo, visitors gather at a display booth for Google at the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. Google is reportedly working on a mobile version of its search engine that will comply with strict censorship controls in China. The Intercept reported that the work has been ongoing since the spring of 2017 and was accelerated in December following a meeting between Google CEO Sundar Pichai and a top government official. It cited internal Google documents and unnamed people familiar with the plans. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

EDITORIAL: Google buys a return to China, and it’s no bargain

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Phoenix public transit to try Waymo to connect more riders

By TERRY TANG - Associated Press

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google says employees haven’t been hacked since safeguarding accounts with physical keys

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Alphabet’s Q2 profit triggers rally, despite $5B EU fine

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Google to offer digital skills workshops in 3 Alabama cities

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In this May 17, 2018, photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stands off to the side before stepping up to the podium to deliver remarks to a small group of supporters near the capitol announcing the release of funds for the state's biodiesel program in Jefferson City, Mo. A St. Louis judge on Monday appointed the prosecutor in Jackson County as the special prosecutor who will decide whether to refile an invasion-of-privacy case against Greitens. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Confide, Gmail ‘confidential mode’ undermine public records laws

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

This Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager is planning a statement on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 amid reports that her office will slap a record $5 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant position in the Android mobile phone operating systems. The decision was widely expected this week and financial media, including Bloomberg and the Financial Times, said the amount would total 4.3 billion euros. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

EDITORIAL: Europe wants to punish Google for innovation, entrepreneurial ambition

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018, AT 3:01 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Gov. Eric Greitens leaves the civil courts building in St. Louis, Mo., after speaking with reporters after a felony invasion-of-privacy case against him was dismissed. In Missouri, Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill that would make clear that personal social media pages and messages sent through digital platforms such as Confide and Signal are public records as long as they relate to official business. The legislation arose because of a controversy involving use of the Confide app by Greitens, who resigned in June amid a series of scandals. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

Private messaging apps increasingly used for public business

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press