Judge signals $22m fine for Google

A US federal judge has said she is leaning toward approving a government settlement that will require Google to pay a US$22.5 million dollar (€17.6 million) fine to resolve allegations that it duped web surfers using the Safari browser in order to track their online activities.

Judge signals $22m fine for Google

A US federal judge has said she is leaning toward approving a government settlement that will require Google to pay a US$22.5 million dollar (€17.6 million) fine to resolve allegations that it duped web surfers using the Safari browser in order to track their online activities.

The Federal Trade Commission reached the agreement with Google in August, but court approval is still needed.

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