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Google paga una multa récord
El buscadopr ha aceptado pagar 18,3 millones por no respetar la seguridad de los usuarios del navegador de Apple
Agencias MADRID 9 AGO 2012 - 20:00 CET
Google pays record fine
The buscadopr has agreed to pay 18.3 million for failing to respect the safety of users of Apple's browser
Agencies MADRID 9 AGO 2012 - 20:00 CET
Google, the search company and Internet services, has agreed to pay a record fine of 18.3 million euros to give closed accusations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC for its acronym in English), which accused Google to trick users of Apple Safari browser by not respecting the privacy settings of users of Safari.
FTC notes that this agreement is part of the efforts of the Commission to ensure that companies comply with the conditions privacy promises they make to customers and emphasizes that the fine is the largest Google has ever imposed for violating an order of the agency.
Also, in addition to the monetary fine, this agreement also obligates the Internet browser to disable all cookies tracking had promised not installed on client computers.
According to the FTC, for several months in 2011 and 2012, Google inserted some cookies tracking advertising on computers Safari users who had visited websites included in the ad network Google's DoubleClick, despite previously reported these users that this practice is not carried out automatically.
The FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that this record fine imposed on Google sends a "clear message" to all companies that are under the privacy legislation of the agency.
"No matter how big or small, all companies must comply with FTC orders and keep their privacy promises to customers, or end up paying much more than it would have cost comply from the beginning", he added.
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