The claim was filed in 2020
Google will destroy or anonymize billions of records of web browsing data collected while users were in incognito mode on the Chrome browser.
In 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google. The company was accused of illegally tracking user behavior using its private browsing feature. Now Google has entered into a settlement and agreed to delete the data, but the company will not pay compensation in the amount of $5 billion, which the plaintiffs initially insisted on. However, against the backdrop of the current agreement, virtually anyone can independently file a lawsuit, demanding compensation for damage. In fact, at the moment 50 such claims have already been filed.
In addition to Google committing to removing data it says was never associated with a specific person and was never used for any form of personalization, the company will also be forced to update its system for notifying users about , what information and how is collected in incognito mode. Also, by default, Chrome will block third-party cookies for five years in this mode. When you open a new tab in incognito mode, you can already see the corresponding changes.