Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances to Users of Apple's Safari Internet Browser
Privacy Settlement is the Largest FTC Penalty Ever for Violation of a Commission Order
Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the FTC.
Source: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/google.shtm
Privacy Settlement is the Largest FTC Penalty Ever for Violation of a Commission Order
Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the FTC.
Source: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/google.shtm