Google may face massive fine from FTC for bypassing Safari privacy controls

Google may face massive fine from FTC for bypassing Safari privacy controls

Google is said to be in the process of negotiating a fine with the Federal Trade Commission for circumventing Safari's privacy settings, according to Bloomberg. Citing an unnamed "person familiar with the matter," Bloomberg says Google faces being fined up to $10 million once the FTC files formal charges against the company, though unsurprisingly, neither Google nor the FTC has publicly commented. Google was found to be working its way around … [Read more...]