Google accused of using secret web pages to leak users' personal data to advertising firms

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Google is always watching you...

The evidence in support of the claim was submitted to Ireland's Data Protection Commission by Brave's Johnny Ryan

Google has been accused of breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by using secret webpages to feed users' personal data to advertisers. That's according to Johnny Ryan, the chief...

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