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Google Gets Fined $22.5 Million for Spying on You on the Internet

Google has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $22.5 million for spying on users of the Safari browser.  The company was secretly tracking millions of web users in order to understand their browsing behavior, search tendencies and shopping habits.

The company was punished for breaking through the safeguards put in place by Apple and tracking users without their permission.   The company was using “cookies,” or small pieces of code that allow them to follow users around the Internet.  Safari blocks this kind of activity.

Read Original Article At Techyville

One Response to Google Gets Fined $22.5 Million for Spying on You on the Internet

  1. Celestine Reply

    August 10, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Wonder who else is doing this,is there any way to find out ?

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