The cope, declared Monday morning, ends a nearly two-year sensor / probe by the declares into accusations that Goolge side stepped the privacy configurations of customers using Apple Inc's Opera Web internet browser by putting "cookies" into the internet browser.
Cookies are unique details that allow websites and promoters to identify individual Web surfers and track their browsing habits.
The Opera Web internet browser used on iPhones and iPads automatically prevents third-party biscuits, but Goolge changed the computer rule of its biscuits and was able to avoid the prevents between June 2011 and Feb 2012, according to the states' accusations.
Google, which did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, said on Thursday that it has "taken steps to remove the ad biscuits, which gathered no private details, from Apple's internet explorer."
The company decided to pay $22 million in Aug 2012 to negotiate a sensor / probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission relating to the same matter.
Google, the No. 1 Online google, generated revenue of some $50 billion dollars this year, mostly through advertising.
Under the terms of Monday's cope, Goolge decided not to use the type of rule capable of overriding internet browser configurations without user approval, unless for security, fraud or details. It also decided to provide consumers with more details about biscuits for the next five years.
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