karl
August 19th, 2013, 06:55 AM
Google accused of illegally snooping on British customers by bypassing privacy settings on Apple devices to track browsing history
Internet giant claims it is not subject to British privacy law
Says it is outside its jurisdiction because it is based in California
Privacy campaigners have attacked Google after the search giant claimed it was immune to British law.
The US company is accused of illegally snooping on its British customers by bypassing privacy settings on Apple devices, such as iPads, to track their browsing history.
A group of Britons has taken the firm to court over the claims, but Google is now trying to have the case thrown out.
Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396809/Google-says-UK-law-power-Outrage-search-giants-arrogance-snooping-case.html#ixzz2cPoJXSOx
Internet giant claims it is not subject to British privacy law
Says it is outside its jurisdiction because it is based in California
Privacy campaigners have attacked Google after the search giant claimed it was immune to British law.
The US company is accused of illegally snooping on its British customers by bypassing privacy settings on Apple devices, such as iPads, to track their browsing history.
A group of Britons has taken the firm to court over the claims, but Google is now trying to have the case thrown out.
Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396809/Google-says-UK-law-power-Outrage-search-giants-arrogance-snooping-case.html#ixzz2cPoJXSOx