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Congressmen call for investigation of privacy violation.

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Ever google “privacy on the Internet?” A Stanford University study said that Google violates user privacy on Apple’s Safari browser by going around third-party cookies. What this means is that millions of users were being tracked and they didn’t know about it. Safari is used on iPhones, iPads, and desktop computers. While Google says it was just an accident, three congressmen are calling on the Federal Trade Commissions to investigate the violation of privacy.

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