Google has been accused of bypassing the privacy settings of
users of the Safari web-browser. Advertisers can use cookies to trail online
behavior, helping them to target the commercials they show to internet users.
The Safari browser is formed by Apple, and is the browser used by the iPhone.
It was when Google attempted to find a way to enable some of its services and
personalized advertising to work on Safari.
Many Google services use cookies, for example to remember
when someone is signed in to a service, but they are also used by the firm to
help personalize advertising. The Wall Street Journal reported that Google
disabled the code after being contacted by the paper. According to Ms Whetstone
the company had created new systems to make sure the information it collected
was anonymous, but this had led to accidental cost.
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