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Googles misuse of private browsing data entitles individuals to damages Court of Appeal

01 April 2015

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"This case concerned the misuse of private information by an internet provider based in the United States. Google had secretly tracked private information about users internet browsing without their knowledge or consent, and then handed the information on to third parties (a practice known as supplying Browser-Generated Information, or BGI)."

See the full article: Googles misuse of private browsing data entitles individuals to damages Court of Appeal (UK Human Rights Blog, link): Google Inc v Vidal-Hall and others [2015] EWCA Civ 311 (27 March 2015) - read: Judgment (pdf)

See also: Facebook tracking said to breach EU law (euobserver, link)

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