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Investing.com Australia
5 months ago
Privacy technologies

Google settles US$5 billion lawsuit over privacy breach in 'incognito mode' By Proactive Investors

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion class-action lawsuit that accused the company of tracking user activity in 'incognito' mode.
The lawsuit alleged that Google gathered personal data from users who believed they were browsing privately.
The settlement is pending approval from a federal judge and the specific terms remain undisclosed. [ more ]
Benzinga
6 months ago
Privacy technologies

Tech Giant Google Agrees To Resolve Incognito Mode Privacy Suit For $5B: What Users Need To Know - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $5 billion over alleged privacy violations in its Chrome browser's incognito mode.
The lawsuit claimed that Google deceived users about the privacy of their internet activities and continued to collect user data despite the use of incognito mode. [ more ]
PBS NewsHour
6 months ago
Digital life

Google settles $5 billion lawsuit alleging it tracked 'incognito mode' activity

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used incognito mode in its Chrome browser and similar private modes in other browsers.
The lawsuit claimed that Google misled users into believing that their internet activities wouldn't be tracked while using incognito mode. [ more ]
HuffPost
6 months ago
Digital life

Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using 'Incognito Mode'

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on users in incognito mode.
The lawsuit argued that Google misled users into thinking their browsing activities would not be tracked in private mode.
The settlement still needs to be approved by a federal judge and the terms have not been disclosed. [ more ]
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Deadline
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google Agrees To Settle Incognito Mode Lawsuit

A consumer privacy lawsuit against Google over alleged tracking of users in 'incognito' mode has been settled.
No terms of the settlement have been disclosed. [ more ]
Engadget
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of tracking Chrome users' activities in Incognito mode.
The details of the settlement have not been made public, but they will be presented to the court for approval in February. [ more ]
Fox Business
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settlement in $5B lawsuit accusing the company of tracking users in 'incognito' mode

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against them for secretly tracking users' internet use in incognito mode.
The settlement terms were not disclosed, but preliminary agreements were reached through mediation. [ more ]
Ars Technica
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit

Google is ready to settle a class-action lawsuit over Chrome's Incognito mode
The lawsuit accuses Google of violating wiretap laws and collecting user data in Incognito mode [ more ]
Deadline
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google Agrees To Settle Incognito Mode Lawsuit

A consumer privacy lawsuit against Google over alleged tracking of users in 'incognito' mode has been settled.
No terms of the settlement have been disclosed. [ more ]
Engadget
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of tracking Chrome users' activities in Incognito mode.
The details of the settlement have not been made public, but they will be presented to the court for approval in February. [ more ]
Fox Business
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settlement in $5B lawsuit accusing the company of tracking users in 'incognito' mode

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against them for secretly tracking users' internet use in incognito mode.
The settlement terms were not disclosed, but preliminary agreements were reached through mediation. [ more ]
Ars Technica
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit

Google is ready to settle a class-action lawsuit over Chrome's Incognito mode
The lawsuit accuses Google of violating wiretap laws and collecting user data in Incognito mode [ more ]
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AP News
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the "incognito" mode in its Chrome browser - along with similar "private" modes in other browsers - to track their internet use.
Engadget
6 months ago
Digital life

The Morning After: Google will settle $5 billion lawsuit over tracking Incognito Chrome users

Google's Chrome has long featured the ability to launch the browser in Incognito mode, offering a seemingly blank slate for your internet browsing, away from your usual cookies, forms and web history.
Android Police
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google settles lawsuit alleging it was tracking users in Incognito

Chrome's Incognito mode is not as private as people think, as websites can still identify users through various parameters.
A lawsuit filed against Google in 2020 alleging violation of wiretap laws and data collection in Incognito mode is now ending in a settlement. [ more ]
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