"Shocker: Google caught breaking privacy laws yet again"

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Google has been caught again breaking privacy laws, this time in Canada where the search giant targeted Internet users with health-related ads, which is illegal in the country. The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner began investigating Google when it learned that a man who used Google Search to look for information related to medical devices that treat sleep apnea was subsequently targeted by behavioral advertising on websites that were not related to his medical condition.

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http://bgr.com/2014/01/15/google-breaks-privacy-law-canada/
 
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