Google has agreed to destroy or de-identify billions of records of web browsing data collected in its private browsing "Incognito mode" as part of a proposed class action settlement. The settlement also requires greater disclosure from Google about its data collection practices in Incognito mode and imposes limits on future data collection.
Google has agreed to destroy or de-identify billions of records of web browsing data collected in its private browsing "Incognito mode" as part of a proposed class action settlement. The settlement also requires greater disclosure from Google about its data collection practices in Incognito mode and imposes limits on future data collection . If approved, the settlement could affect 136 million Google users.
The lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleged that Google illegally tracked user behavior in private browsing mode. The proposed settlement is valued at $5 billion, taking into account the value of the data Google would have to destroy and the data it would be prevented from collecting. Google must address data collected in private browsing mode prior to December 2023
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