Google Will Destroy ‘Incognito Mode’ Browsing Data

Anybody you know ever used that Google "private browsing" features?

Looks like Google is settling a big lawsuit potentially worth Billions of $$.

People actually thought they were surfing "privately" 😁

Google will do a few things differently now won't they? ( ⛔️👁‍🗨 )

Google Will Destroy ‘Incognito Mode’ Browsing Data To Settle Lawsuit Regarding Consumer Privacy

In order to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it surreptitiously monitored the internet activity of users who believed they were surfing in private, Google agreed to delete billions of data records.

The terms of the settlement were submitted to the federal court in Oakland, California, on Monday, and now U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers must approve it.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys estimated the agreement’s worth at over $5 billion and as much as $7.8 billion. However, users may still file separate lawsuits for damages even if they don’t receive any compensation.

Millions of Google users who have utilized private browsing since June 1st, 2016, are covered by the class action, which started in 2020.

We’ll dammit’ for the 1st time in my life I wish I used Go ogle.

originally posted by: xuenchen
Anybody you know ever used that Google "private browsing" features?

Looks like Google is settling a big lawsuit potentially worth Billions of $$.

People actually thought they were surfing "privately" 😁

Google will do a few things differently now won't they? ( ⛔️👁‍🗨 )

Google Will Destroy ‘Incognito Mode’ Browsing Data To Settle Lawsuit Regarding Consumer Privacy

In order to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it surreptitiously monitored the internet activity of users who believed they were surfing in private, Google agreed to delete billions of data records.

The terms of the settlement were submitted to the federal court in Oakland, California, on Monday, and now U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers must approve it.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys estimated the agreement’s worth at over $5 billion and as much as $7.8 billion. However, users may still file separate lawsuits for damages even if they don’t receive any compensation.

Millions of Google users who have utilized private browsing since June 1st, 2016, are covered by the class action, which started in 2020.

If you didn't know Google was keeping the data from the jump, you're an idiot.

Period.