Google fined $22m for Safari privacy breach

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By Washington correspondent Brendan Trembath, wires

Posted August 10, 2012 07:48:31

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Photo: The fine is a drop in the bucket compared to Google's second-quarter revenues (Clay McLachlan: Reuters)

Google has been fined $US22.5 million for violating the privacy of millions of people who use Apple's Safari web browser.

The fine, announced by the US Federal Trade Commission, is the biggest imposed against a company for violating a previous agreement with the Commission.

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