FTC Approves $22.5 Million Consent Decree to Settle Charges that Google Bypassed Safari Users’ Privacy Settings

Today the Federal Trade Commission has announced its approval of a consent decree to settle charges that Google misrepresented to users of Apple’s Safari browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the FTC.  The decree requires Google to pay a…