Google bars apps from using location tracking tool that sells user data

Google on Thursday said it has taken action against a company that sold the location data of Android users.

Google said it sent a 7-day warning in June to all apps working with SafeGraph.

SafeGraph and the CDC didn’t respond to requests for comment.

The news comes as lawmakers have criticized big tech companies over access to user data.

Google has also received blowback in the past for how it treats location data on its own apps.

Last year the search giant was hit with a consumer fraud case by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

Users could, however, pause location tracking by turning off another setting, called Web and Apps Activity.