Google continued collecting location data even when users turned off various location-sharing settings, made popular privacy settings harder to find, and even pressured LG and other phone makers into hiding settings .
New unredacted documents from an Arizona, US lawsuit against Google reportedly suggests that the search giant hid privacy settings and made them harder to find for users. The documents reportedly reveal that Google continued to collect location data, even when key location sharing was turned off. The company used different methods like Wi-Fi, or third-party apps not affiliated with Google to access location data, according to court documents.