FTC hits Google with $22.5 million fine over Safari hacks

Jeff John Roberts @ PaidContent - on 9/8/12

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The Federal Trade Commission today confirmed that it has imposed a record-breaking fine on Google over the search giant’s decision to circumvent privacy settings on the Apple’s Safari browser. Google will pay a $22. 5 million penalty as punishment for breaking the terms of a 20-year privacy settlement that the FTC had slapped on the company last year. Read more