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US Federal Trade Commission orders web giant to pay $22.5m for violating privacy of rival Apple's Safari browser users.
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Internet giant Google is being accused of bypassing privacy settings on Apple computers and IPhones [Al Jazeera]
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The US Federal Trade Commission has fined Google $22.5m for violating the privacy of people who used rival Apple's Safari web browser even after pledging not to do so. The FTC said Google had agreed with the commission in October 2011 not to place tracking cookies on or deliver targeted ads to Safari users, but then went ahead and did so. "For several months in 2011 and 2012, Google placed a certain advertising tracking cookie on the computers of Safari users who visited sites within Google's DoubleClick advertising network," the FTC said in a statement on Thursday. "Google had previously told these users they would automatically be opted out of such tracking." Jon Leibowitz, the FTC chairman, said: "No matter how big or small, all companies must abide by FTC orders against them and keep their privacy promises to consumers, or they will end up paying many times what it would have cost to comply in the first place." David Vladeck, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, questioned Google's efforts on privacy protection. "It is troubling to us that Google says, we didn't know," he told reporters. "The answer on Street View was, we didn't realize what was going on. Their answer here is, we didn't know." "A company like Google that is storing personal information from hundreds of millions of people has to do better." "As regulators it is hard to know which answer is worse, I didn't know or I did it deliberately," he added. While Google agreed to the fine, it did not admit it had violated the earlier agreement. A Google spokesperson said the FTC was focused on a help centre web page published more than two years before Google agreed to refrain from the cookie activities on Safari. "We have now changed that page and taken steps to remove the ad cookies, which collected no personal information, from Apple's browsers," the spokesperson said. "We set the highest standards of privacy and security for our users." |
job International committee of the red cross, Abuja seeks:
1. Jobs opportunity for Medical field officer
Responsibilities
- management of medical logistics with stock keeping and turn over, ordering procedures
- organization of distributions to offices and sub delegation
- planning organization and participation of field trips
- assessment of health structures, clinics and hospitals
- contacts with authorities, appointments with federal health authorities and agencies
- participation in deployment of surgical team when called ex Abuja as a facilitator for accommodation, transportation, security and access
- organization of seminars and access
Requirements
- registered nurse, additional public health experience is a plus
- 5 years working experience
- willingness to participate in field trips and irregular working hours
- organizational and good reporting skills
- stock keeping and management knowledge is a plus
- compute and MS office tools skills
- good oral and writing English skills
- ability to work independently
Method of application for the Jobs opportunity
Send letter of motivation, CV, copies of credentials latest 31 May to:
ICRC delegation
†ђξ administrator
No. 29 Kumasi crescent, off Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse II, Abuja
And indicate medical field officer on the letter
RED CROSS JOBS FOR MEDICAL FIELD OFFICER
RED CROSS JOBS FOR MEDICAL FIELD OFFICER (ICRC)
