Google, cookies, and the battle over browser privacy settings

Google agrees to pay states $17 million in browser privacy settlement

Judge dismisses suit against Google for bypassing Safari privacy settings

After Facebook privacy snafu, FTC may force companies to admit wrongdoing even if they settle

The New York Times is reporting that the FTC is planning to re-examine the practice of letting companies settle without admitting guilt.

Google to pay $22.5 million to settle privacy charges

Google has agreed to pay a $22.5 million penalty to settle FTC privacy charges that the search giant ignored user privacy settings within Apple's Safari browser.

FCC reportedly approves $22.5 million Google fine for Safari cookie scandal

We heard that the FCC and Google were near a $22.5 million settlement for Google's part in circumventing Safari users' cookie privacy settings, and now Reuters is reporting that the FCC has voted to approve the fine, with an official announcement expected in the next few days.

Google facing FTC's largest fine ever for circumventing Safari's cookie blocker, says WSJ

Google is close to a $22.5 million settlement with the FTC over circumventing Safari's cookie blocker, according to WSJ. The fine could be the highest in the commission's history.

Google facing FTC fine for circumventing Safari privacy settings, says Bloomberg

According to Bloomberg, the FTC is negotiating with Google over a fine after Google was found to be tracking users' web browsing with cookies on Safari even if they had set privacy settings to block it.

Google facing more privacy litigation, according to WSJ

The WSJ is reporting that Google is being investigated by both the FTC and CNIL for its use of a cookie that circumvented Safari's security settings.

The shocking extent of web tracking for targeted ads

The Atlantic published a piece about the frequency and extent of online tracking carried out by hundreds of companies, small and large, for advertisements.

Google responds to Microsoft over privacy issues, calls IE's cookie policy 'widely non-operational'

Earlier today, Microsoft accused Google of manipulating Internet Explorer's default privacy restrictions in order to "bypass user preferences about cookies." Google's just responded to our inquiry with a lengthy statement — here is an excerpt:

Google also bypasses user privacy settings in Internet Explorer, says Microsoft

Just a few days after the Wall Street Journal reported that Google, Facbeook, and others have been using a workaround to bypass the cookie restrictions on Apple's Safari and Mobile Safari web browsers, Microsoft now claims that Google has taken similar measures to bypass privacy settings in Internet Explorer.

Google and others caught circumventing Safari and Mobile Safari privacy restrictions (updated)

Google and at least three other online advertising networks have been caught circumventing the security privacy settings on Apple's Safari web browser.