Google Settles Lawsuit Over Tracking ‘Incognito Mode’ Chrome Users

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Google is settling a class-action lawsuit over how it tracks data from individuals using browsers in “private” or “incognito” mode.

The plaintiffs in Brown et al v. Google LLC alleged that Google violated US federal laws regarding wiretapping and invasion of privacy, by continuing to track, collect, and identify browsing data from users of “Incognito Mode” in Google Chrome, and other private browsing modes in other browsers. They initially sought at least $5,000 for every individual infringed upon in the four years prior, a number which could, in theory, tally up in the end to many billions.

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