The accusations against Google originated after discovering that your search engine in Safari It had a special code that allowed users to follow cookies even though they had deactivated this option. The Federal Trade Commission of the United States decided that this practice was not legal and since then Google has tried to reach an agreement to solve the case.
Google no longer uses cookie tracking code in Safari, but you will face a fine for doing so. According to Reuters, the company is very close to reaching an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission. Sources related to the negotiations have assured that Google could end the case with a fine of 22.5 million dollars (18.3 million euros).
It would be the highest fine for a single company for accusations of this type. The precedent with the highest sanction dates back to a ChoicePoint case, in which the company had to disburse 15 million euros. If the amount of the fine is confirmed to Google, the sanction would become the highest to date.
