Safari user sues Google, could become class action suit

 
SiliconRepublic.com
22.02.2012
 
An Apple Safari browser user has sued Google over allegedly violating privacy rights by bypassing browser settings and monitoring user activity.

Bloomberg reports that an attorney representing Matthew Soble, a man from Illinois behind the lawsuit, said Google willfully and knowingly violated federal wiretapping laws and other statutes. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Delaware.

Soble is seeking class action status for the lawsuit filed on behalf of those whose default privacy settings on Safari were, he claims, “knowingly circumvented by Google.”

The controversy arose after reports emerged claiming that Google, among others, used a special code to trick the Safari browser into allowing them to monitor user behaviour.

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