By Seb Joseph

Google has lost its attempt to prevent UK users of Apple’s Safari browser from suing it over tracking cookies and privacy violations.

The landmark ruling paves the way or Apple users to sue the search giant, which had tried to convince the Court of Appeal to block privacy lawsuits from three complainants. The challengers accused Google of breaching security settings on the Safari browser between summer 2011 and spring 2012 that included tracking their cookies to improve advertising targeting.

Google’s defence was that the tracking did not cause any financial harm and so a trial was not needed. However, the judge dismissed Read full story ›

Source: The Drum