Against Google filed a class action in which the IT giant is accused of illegally tracking for 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK. This is reported by The Guardian. It is noted that the statement of claim was sent to court by the former director of the British company Which? , which explores the consumer market, by Richard Lloyd. "The statement said that Google circumvented the privacy settings of the Safari browser on Apple's mobile devices from August 2011 to February 2012 to divide people into groups to send them targeted advertising. The company used an algorithm that allowed access to the search history in Safari, blocking the browser's settings that prevented this, "- writes the publication. In particular, among the data that Google worked with, such categories as race, physical form, mental capacity, political views, sexual orientation, social status, financial status, consumer interests, and geolocation. Representing the interests of the plaintiff in court Hugh Tomlinson said at the meeting that according to these signs information about users was aggregated, and they themselves were placed in advertising groups, for example "football fans" and other. As Tomlinson stressed, personal data was collected with the help of "secret surveillance". "I believe that what Google did was just against the law. Its actions have affected millions of people in England and Wales, and we ask the judge to do everything possible to hold her accountable, "the plaintiff stated before the hearing the day before. The amount of claims is? 3.2 billion, or $ 4.3 billion. In this case, Which?

has already suggested that each potential victim receive a ? 750 if the court passes a verdict against Google. Meetings in the High Court of England and Wales on this occasion began on Monday, May 21, and will last Tuesday. Recall similar charges have been put forward by Google in 2012 in the US. As a result of the court proceedings, the company was found guilty, fined $ 22.5 million. Total to settle the claims Google paid $ 39.5 million. News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet.