Google fined $22m for Safari privacy breach

Google has been fined $US22.5 million for violating the privacy of millions of people who use Apple's Safari web browser.

The fine, announced by the US Federal Trade Commission, is the biggest imposed against a company for violating a previous agreement with the Commission.

Last October Google signed an agreement that included a pledge not to mislead consumers about privacy practices.

But Google was accused of using cookies to secretly track the habits of millions of people who used Apple's Safari internet browser on iPhones and iPads.

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