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Title: Google Ordered By FTC To Pay $22.5 Million For Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings Post by: HCK on August 09, 2012, 11:00:57 pm Google Ordered By FTC To Pay $22.5 Million For Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings
Earlier this year, news broke that Google and other online advertisers were bypassing Safari privacy settings to store tracking cookies on a user’s device. The company has, since then, stopped this practice. Today, the Federal Trade Commission, as expected, announced that Google has agreed to pay a fine of $22.5 million to settle the charges. The fine is the largest ever penalty levied by the FTC for violation of an FTC order. Continue reading → http://feeds.iphonehacks.com/~r/iphonehacks/~3/v3n-0tM3xiE/google-fined-ftc-safari-privacy-violation.html |