Google User Sues Over Claim Toolbar Software Violates Privacy
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Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, was accused in a lawsuit of violating users’ privacy rights because its Toolbar software allegedly transmits their Internet activity to the company.
The complaint, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, claims Google has misled users who download the software, used to search and browse the web, to believe they can disable features that transmit personal data to the company. The case, which seeks class-action, or group, status, was filed on behalf of Jason Weber of Brooklyn, New York.