Google may have been secretly tracking users across the web

Millions of Google users may have had their online browsing habits secretly tracked and passed on to advertisers, new reports have claimed.

An investigation by privacy-focused browser Brave found that Google used hidden secret web pages to collect user data and create profiles that would let users be subjected to targeted adverts.

The evidence is now being reviewed by the Irish data regulator, with a potential GDPR fine on the way if Google is found to have broken data protection laws. The company is accused of “exploiti