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https://rankingdigitalrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/smartphone-2198559_640.jpg640423Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Google under scrutiny over its collection of user data Google is facing a lawsuit for allegedly misleading...