Google Settles Claims with Attorneys General Over Tracking Consumers’ Surfing Habits
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 37 other attorneys general to announce a $17 million settlement with Google Inc. to resolve claims that it circumvented privacy settings on Apple Safari browsers enabling advertisers to gather information and track users’ surfing habits.
The settlement addressed allegations by Madigan and the attorneys general that in 2011 and 2012 Google evaded default privacy…
