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Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Thursday.The settlement also requires Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, to implement reforms that increase trans

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