EU consumer groups move against Google's 'sign-up surveillance'

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'Tens of millions of Europeans have been put on a fast track to surveillance', says BEUC
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'Tens of millions of Europeans have been put on a fast track to surveillance', says BEUC

By making the tracker opt-out process time-consuming, Google scoops huge amounts of users' personal data.

Ten consumer groups, coordinated by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), have accused Google of using deceptive design and misleading choices in its account sign-up process, giving the firm a...

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