iPhone users vs Google: UK consumer campaign sues the search giant over Safari Workaround

Google is in some hot waters over in the UK. Allegedly, between June of 2011 and February of 2012, the company used an exploit called the “Safari Workaround” to bypass iOS Safari privacy settings and collect user data. The case is being taken to court by a representative campaign called “Google You Owe Us” (kind of like a class action lawsuit).

The campaign's representative Richard Lloyd claims that more than 5 million brits were affected by this action and classifies it as a breach of trust as well as an unlawful activity, according to UK laws. If the claim is successful, ...