Google might have thought that it could hide from international litigation by claiming that is was untouchable outside of its home in Seatle, Washington, but the internet tech giant was proved wrong this week in UK courts. According to the latest gossip news updates, it has been determined that the colossal company can be sued in England for having violated their citizen's privacy back in 2011 and 2012 when the company illegal obtained tracking cookies from Apple iPhone's internet browser Safari, regardless of how restrictive the users set their phone settings.
Realizing that they were going to lose similar cases in the UK after facing tough litigation in the States, Google reportedly informed the world that if they too wished to sue the company for any and all grievances, they would have to do so in a Seattle court.
Apparently, the UK Court of Appeals, however, didn't get the memo that Google was an all-powerful entity capable of dictating international law and have consequently decided that its citizens can, in fact, take legal recourse for having had their privacy violated by the American based company (via ITProPortal):
"These claims raise serious issues which merit a trial.
"They concern what is alleged to have been the secret and blanket tracking and collation of information, often of an extremely private nature.
"The case relates to the anxiety and distress this intrusion upon autonomy has caused."
While Google had to pay out a reported $40 million in 38 states of the same privacy issues, it seemed secure in the knowledge that it was untouchable in international courts until now.
One of the claimants in the suits, Judith Vidal-Hall told the Inquisitr, that now Google might realize that if it wants to do business in England, it is going to have to abide by her laws:
"The Court of Appeal has ensured Google cannot use its vast resources to evade English justice.
"Ordinary computer users like me will now have the right to hold this giant to account before the courts for its unacceptable, immoral and unjust actions."
Say what you want about Bill Gates, but Bing would have never done something like this.
