Google is being sued for allegedly planting secret cookies on 5.4 million iPhone users

A campaigning group is suing Google on behalf of 5.4 million people over allegations that the company harvested personal information from iPhone users. 

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"Google You Owe Us", led by ex-Which? director Richard Lloyd, claims Google illegally collected personal data from 5.4 million individuals in the UK between June 2011 and February 2012.

Using the so-called "Safari Workaround," Google allegedly placed cookies that tracked iPhones' internet browsing history, which the company then used to sell ads. 

Hi, we are #GoogleYouOweUs!

We believe Google illegally took iPhone users' data in 2011 and 2012 - we are taking them to court

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