Google his trying to halt a British court challenge over alleged secret tracking of internet users who claim their privacy has been breached.
The internet giant is challenging a decision by a High Court judge in January that allowed Google to be sued in the UK for allegedly bypassing security settings to track the online browsing of Apple's Sarafi users and target them with personalised advertisements.
The landmark case is being brought by a group of more than 100 people known as Safari Users Against Google’s Secret Tracking, which includes editor and publisher Judith Vidal-Hall as well as IT security company directors Robert Hann and Marc Bradshaw.
Campaigners: IT security company director Marc Bradshaw (left) and editor and publisher Judith Vidal-Hall (right) are part of a group which claims Google bypassed security settings to track their online browsing
They say Google’s 'clandestine' tracking and collation of internet usage between summer 2011 and spring 2012 has led to distress and embarrassment among UK users.
If they win, it potentially leaves Google facing claims from millions of people who were using Apple devices in 2010.