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Google should be held accountable in UK, not US, High Court hears
By Alex Hamilton published
Google's claim that it doesn't come under British jurisdiction needs to be challenged, test lawsuit claims.

Forget cookies, accelerometers could be a potent tracking tool too
By Chris Smith published
A Stanford University student has uncovered a new way for advertisers to potentially track our web activity.

Google may crumble stale web cookies with its very own ad tracker
By JR Bookwalter published
It's a move that would make sense - why rely on third-party ad tools when Google could make its very own to track you?

How Linux can help you protect your privacy online
By Ben Everard published
Tutorial Stop unwanted intrusion from companies and government agencies monitoring your online life.

Google to fork over record $22.5 million in FTC Safari cookie case
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
The Federal Trade Commission threw the book at Google after charging it misrepresented its ad tracking cookie practices in Apple's Safari.

Google's Safari privacy penalty set to be FTC's largest fine yet
By Kate Solomon published
Google is set to pay around $22.5 million (£14.5m) for working around Safari's security settings to track users.

Apple rejecting apps that access UDIDs
By Jools Whitehorn published
Apple has started rejecting apps that access iPhone and iPad Unique Device Identifier (UDIDs) amid ongoing app privacy concerns.

Microsoft says Google bypassing IE security too
By Chris Smith published
Updated Microsoft says it has discovered evidence that Google is bypassing security settings in Internet Explorer in order to track users' movements.
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