Saturday, 18 February 2012

WSJ Report: Google Secretly Tracked Apple's Users

The Wall Street Journal published on Friday a report stating that Google secretly tracked the online moves of Apple's Safari users by exploiting a loophole in the browser's privacy settings.

The report also says that Google stopped the practice after being contacted by WSJ.

Google replies saying that: "The Journal mischaracterizes what happened and why. We used known Safari functionality to provide features that signed-in Google users had enabled. It's important to stress that these advertising cookies do not collect personal information."

For more info about the report and technical details: ttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225380456599176.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read

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