Google was penalized by the FTC for tracking Safari browser cookies even after users explicitly disabled the feature. The fine is rumored to be around $22.5 million, making it the largest penalty the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ever on a single company. The European Union is running its own investigation to find out if Google complies with current privacy laws. Google says it was inadvertent but users were not harmed during the process and the ad cookies were immediately removed after being reported by The Wall Street Journal.”]