Google Judge Accepts $22.5 Million FTC Privacy Settlement

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Google Inc.’s $22.5 million agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to settle claims the company improperly planted cookies on Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser was approved by a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco found arguments from a consumer group that the settlement was inadequate unpersuasive and accepted the agreement.