US Fines Search Engine Google for Privacy Violation

 The U.S. consumer watchdog agency has imposed its biggest fine ever - on Google, the popular Internet search engine.

The Federal Trade Commission fined the American technology giant $22.5 million Thursday as settlement of charges that it violated people's privacy even after pledging not to do so.

The consumer agency said that for several months last year and into 2012, Google installed an advertising¹ tracking cookie on the computers of Safari² web browser³ users so it could monitor what Internet sites the users visited.

The head of the agency, Jon Leibowitz, said that Google is now "paying many times" what it would have if it had complied with its agreement to not track the Internet usage.

Once the tracking was discovered by a Stanford University researcher, Google withdrew the intrusive⁴ technology. But the company did not admit any wrongdoing in settling the claim with the government.

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

3 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

4 intrusive   

adj.打搅的；侵扰的

参考例句：

• The cameras were not an intrusive presence.那些摄像机的存在并不令人反感。
• Staffs are courteous but never intrusive.员工谦恭有礼却从不让人感到唐突。