Norton Scientific Reviews: Google Accused of Bypassing Cookie Protection
Google is apparently guilty of bypassing default privacy settings in browsers to install tracking
cookies.
Such cookies will enable Google to track the web activity of users using...
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Norton Scientific Reviews: Google Accused of Bypassing Cookie Protection
Google is apparently guilty of bypassing default privacy settings in browsers to install tracking
cookies.
Such cookies will enable Google to track the web activity of users using Safari (i.
e.
any
Apple devices), something that the search engine company claimed as an accident.
However,
Microsoft announced that Google is also doing the same thing in their browser, Internet Explorer.
(And as it turned out, it’s not only Google that is guilty of overriding privacy settings but also
Facebook.
)
Browsers that have P3P are capable of blocking or allowing cookies depending on the privacy
settings of the user.
The thing is, P3P only depends on websites to give a description of them
such as what they will do with data they will get from tracking users.
By default, IE blocks thirdparty cookies unless the website shows a P3P Compact Policy Statement showing how it intends
to use the cookie and promising not to track t
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