Google being sued for cookies

[Rico]

This story has been popping up for a bit now.  It seems Google found a way to slip cookies in Safari through a work around.  So of course, now someone is suing them.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/22/google-sued-privacy-safari-apple-cookies/

[Jobydrone]

I just found this interesting article about the soon to be implemented Google privacy policy changes, and instructions for preventing personal data they've collected about you from being sent to other Google apps you might be using like You Tube and Google Plus.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Well, tbh, I want them to be sued over this.  I have a hard time believing it was an "accident".  And I'm getting tired of companies doing all sorts of "accidents" over privacy.

King

[Dangelus]

I think an example has to be made here. They also did they same thing to Internet Explorer. Will these companies ever learn?

[Rico]

An "accident" in computer coding usually causes a simple error or bug.  It doesn't actively do some new function like this.  It was no "accident."

[X]

This is going to go nowhere fast. I'm pretty sure google covered their basis with their EULA and if anything, it's a problem with Safari for not fixing the exploit.

[Rico]

This is going to go nowhere fast. I'm pretty sure google covered their basis with their EULA and if anything, it's a problem with Safari for not fixing the exploit.

You might want to read up on this further.  It isn't as simple as that.  I'm not saying any legal action will result in anything, but this isn't a simple exploit.  The terms of service to look more closely at is with Safari/Apple, not Google.

[turtlesrock]

heh at first i thought they were talking about the food.
whaaaaaaat.... XD