Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities

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Remember when Google had a "don't be evil" clause in its code of conduct? Yeah, I don't remember that, either.

Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities

Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says.

arstechnica.com

Filing a proposed class-action suit in California, Katherine Wilson has accused Google of using Google Analytics and DoubleClick trackers on the California DMV site to unlawfully obtain information about her personal disability without her consent.

This, Wilson argued, violated the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), as well as the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and impacted perhaps millions of drivers who had no way of knowing Google was collecting sensitive information shared only for DMV purposes.

"Google uses the personal information it obtains from motor vehicle records to create profiles, categorize individuals, and derive information about them to sell its customers the ability to create targeted marketing and advertising," Wilson alleged.