Google told British claimants that English and...
Google told British claimants that English and U.K. privacy laws don’t apply to its actions, said Olswang, the law firm representing the claimants, in a Monday release (http://prn.to/14dIBay). The claimants, who sued on behalf of campaign group Safari Users Against…
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Google’s Secret Tracking, claimed Google installed tracking cookies on computers using Apple’s Safari Internet browser even when consumers chose to block them, which allowed Google to track their browsing activities, Olswang said. Google contested the right of Safari users in the U.K. to bring a case in that country, instead forcing them to serve the company in California, Olswang said. “The search giant has dismissed the Safari claims as not serious, saying that the browsing habits of internet users are not protected as personal information, even when they potentially concern their physical health or sexuality,” it said in the release.