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Google finds security flaws in Apple's web browser: FT

Published 2020-01-22, 03:40 p/m
Updated 2020-01-22, 03:40 p/m
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California

(Reuters) - Google researchers have found multiple security flaws in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Inc's Safari web browser that allowed the tracking of users' browsing behavior, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a soon-to-be published paper.

The vulnerabilities were found in a tool specifically designed to protect privacy and could have allowed third parties to obtain sensitive information about the browsing habits of users, the report added.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google disclosed the flaws to Apple last August, according to the report. In a blog post in December, an Apple engineer said that the company had fixed flaws disclosed to it by Google researchers. An Apple spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that the flaws found by Google and highlighted in the Financial Times' story were patched last year.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California

Google did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

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