During the summer of last year, news emerged about the case that Google would face due to the alleged lack of privacy of the Chrome browser’s incognito mode. Now, as part of the settlement of the case, Google agreed to destroy the data which was collected through this mode which is supposed to delete the user’s browsing data.
He incognito mode is one of the essential experiences to protect browsing data, and even Mozilla has Firefox Focus as a dedicated browser for this feature. This mode in browsers is supposed to prevent the collection of browsing data on the device to avoid linking with accounts or simply leaving a browsing history.
It was in 2020 when There were questions about whether the tech giant could collect data of users using incognito mode and compensation of 5 billion dollars was requested.
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Just in December last year it was revealed that Google reportedly reaches settlement in lawsuit, but at that time the terms of the resolution were not made public. Just today, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google will destroy a large amount of data collected from Chrome’s incognito mode.
Billions of data points collected in this mode will be deleted, even if It was not clear whether Google would pursue this action. so the current data is also destroyed because it was incorrectly “collected”.
Also, the agreement will force Google to make changes to its incognito mode and provide details on the types of data collected during private browsing, while also giving users the option to disable or block the cookies of third parties.
Another of the important points of the trial, according to Android Authoritythat’s what I was looking for $5,000 per user will be compensatedbut the agreement does not mention massive payouts for individual users, although it leaves the door open for individual claims.
