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Title: Google Slapped with Lawsuit in the UK Over Shady Tracking of Safari Users Between 2011-12 Post by: HCK on November 30, 2017, 04:05:18 pm Google Slapped with Lawsuit in the UK Over Shady Tracking of Safari Users Between 2011-12
<img style="float: left; margin-right: 10px" src="(http://www.iphonehacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ios-10-safari-app-icon-194x129.png)"> A lawsuit has been filed in the London High Court against Google for allegedly tracking Safari users by exploiting a loophole in the browser. Safari blocks all cookies by default. However, Google managed to circumvent Safari and make it seem like an invisible form was filled, allowing the browser to store the cookies on a user’s iPhone. This appears to be in violation of the U.K. Data Protection Act. Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span> (http://www.iphonehacks.com/2017/11/google-slapped-with-lawsuit-in-the-uk-over-shady-tracking-of-safari-users-between-2011-12.html) Source: Google Slapped with Lawsuit in the UK Over Shady Tracking of Safari Users Between 2011-12 (http://www.iphonehacks.com/2017/11/google-slapped-with-lawsuit-in-the-uk-over-shady-tracking-of-safari-users-between-2011-12.html) |