Don’t be evil. That’s Google’s job.
In contravention of Apple’s policies, and their own statements about consumer privacy, Google bypassed Safari’s security settings to store permanent cookies on Apple devices.
From Mashable.com:
Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know
Google is in a lot of hot water over recent revelations about how it tracks user activity on Apple devices — particularly iPhones and iPads.
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, an independent researcher has discovered that Google embeds hidden software on many websites — software designed to circumvent the default settings on a web browser to record a user’s behavior.
via Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know.