Google to pay Arizona $85M in privacy suit that alleged 'deceptive' location tracking

An ASU information systems expert says Google's primary source of revenue comes from ads and that the internet giant may be willing to settle with the state to avoid incurring more costs through a court decision and legal precedence not in their favor.

In this story published Oct. 5, 2022, on USA Today:

They may be freeing themselves up from liabilities or legal issues in the future by just accepting the costs now of doing these payouts.

– Victor Benjamin, assistant professor of information systems