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Computer code that monitored your activity, even when users thought they were being protected. in a statement to abc google denies any wrongdoing, saying only that they had "used known safari functionality to provide features that users had enabled themselves." they also stressed that they did not "collect personal information." >> this was not functionality. this was actually a bug, a problem that apple will likely need to fix. >> does it bother you that big companies out there might be monitoring your smartphone behavior? >> yeah, i think it's troubling, but it's become sort of the way of th...

Wanted this type of tracking disabled. when notified about this issue google told the "wall street journal" that they immediately disabled the code and issued this statement to fox news, quote, we used known safari functionality to provide features that signed in google users had enabled. it's important to stress that these advertising cookies do not collect personal information. a spokesperson for apple tells fox they are aware that some third parties are circumventing safari's privacy features and are working to put a stop to it. they point out they were quick to install the do not track fea...

Active. laura ink dpel on the story live with more. what do we know more about it? >> good morning, bill. google has been bypassing privacy settings on apple iphones and mac computers if you're using the safari web browser, obviously a popular web browser. according to "the wall street journal" google's code that keeps you logged in to allow other web sites to see information about you even though your privacy settings specifically tell apple you wanted this type of tracking disabled. when notified about the issue google told "the wall street journal" they immediately disabled the code and iss...