Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to delete the incognito search data of millions of its Chrome browser users, according to a new legal filing. “This requirement ensures additional privacy for incognito users going forward, while limiting the amount of data Google collects from them,” lawyers for the plaintiffs said in the filing. But the lawsuit argued that Google’s marketing of incognito misled users into thinking the private browsing mode wouldn’t track their internet activities. “Google’s tracking occurred and continues to occur no matter how sensitive or personal users’ online activities are.” Former Google Engineer Charged With Stealing Confidential AI Files In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs quoted from internal company emails showing employees complaining to management that the incognito mode was not living up to its name.

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Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito” in Google’s widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new attention on this commonly available setting. As soon as you close your incognito window, your internet browser wipes the browsing history and any cookies that …

Browsing in incognito mode doesn't protect you as much as you might think
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Browsing in incognito mode doesn't protect you as much as you might think

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Although a private browsing mode …

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More

News 18  

– Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. The class action began in 2020, covering millions of Google users who used private browsing since June 1, 2016. Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly …

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome's Incognito option when it is activated. The company …

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled
54 years, 11 months ago

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled

Wired  

If you still hold any notion that Google Chrome’s “Incognito mode” is a good way to protect your privacy online, now’s a good time to stop. Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode, according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday. Under the …

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome’s Incognito option when it is …

Google to settle $5 billion lawsuit for tracking user data in 'Incognito mode'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to settle $5 billion lawsuit for tracking user data in 'Incognito mode'

Op India  

Google has agreed to pay at least $5 billion to resolve a consumer privacy lawsuit alleging that it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately in Incognito mode. The $5 billion lawsuit was filed in 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and covered “millions” of Google consumers, …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — 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. The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to settle …

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
1 year, 4 months ago

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

August 09, 2023 10:24 am | Updated 10:24 am IST A U.S. judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she could not find that users consented to letting Google collect information about what they viewed …

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days

The Hindu  

A U.S. court has sanctioned Google LLC for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision unsealed on Wednesday said the Alphabet Inc. unit took too long to comply with a ruling last year in a data-privacy class action. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen in San Jose, California, stems from a class …

Google 'Incognito' users lose appeal to sue for damages as class
1 year, 9 months ago

Google 'Incognito' users lose appeal to sue for damages as class

The Hindu  

Consumers suing Alphabet Inc.'s Google LLC over its data collection practices have lost their early appeal to pursue money damages as a class action seeking billions of dollars. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday rejected the plaintiffs' bid to appeal a lower court decision last year that denied class action status for money damages claims against Google. …

How you can REALLY hide your web searches from Google snoopers
2 years, 2 months ago

How you can REALLY hide your web searches from Google snoopers

Daily Mail  

Many assume using Google's 'incognito mode' means all their internet searches will be safe from prying eyes. Newly revealed internal emails from Google engineers mocking the false promises of the search engine's Incognito mode have left many wondering how exactly they can truly search the web undetected One Google engineer compared Incognito mode with a meme of Homer Simpson wearing …

Expanding the right to privacy
2 years, 5 months ago

Expanding the right to privacy

Hindustan Times  

India’s Supreme Court this week gave its first order enforcing an Indian citizen’s right to be forgotten when it directed the court registry to begin the process on how the details of a married couple, locked in litigation, can be removed from online search engines. The concept first reached global prominence when the European Court of Justice ruled in connection …

Roe Vs Wade Judgment: Google to Remove Abortion Clinic Visits from History to Ensure Online Security
2 years, 5 months ago

Roe Vs Wade Judgment: Google to Remove Abortion Clinic Visits from History to Ensure Online Security

News 18  

After the United States Supreme Court overturned the Roe V Wade judgement, removing constitutional protections for abortions in the country, several civil rights advocates have been asking one question — how tech companies will ensure online data security. The American tech giant, which has been silent like other tech companies since the controversial judgement was released, said that it would …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data
2 years, 11 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to be questioned in an incognito mode privacy lawsuit for up to two hours, according to a ruling passed by a California federal judge. Earlier this year, Brian Rakowski, who is known as ‘the father' of Incognito mode had testified that though Google states Incognito enables browsing privately, what users expect may not match …

Google makes pledges on browser cookies to appease U.K. regulatorinter
3 years ago

Google makes pledges on browser cookies to appease U.K. regulatorinter

The Hindu  

Google has pledged more restrictions on its use of data from its Chrome browser to address concerns raised by Britain's competition regulator about its plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority has been investigating Google's plan to cut support for some cookies in Chrome - an initiative called the "Privacy Sandbox" …

Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges
3 years, 2 months ago

Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges

The Hindu  

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company's Incognito browsing mode as "private" was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature "under the spotlight," according to a new court filing. In a written update on trial preparations filed Thursday in U.S. district court, attorneys for the users said they …

Google faces lawsuit over ‘tracking users’ in incognito mode
3 years, 9 months ago

Google faces lawsuit over ‘tracking users’ in incognito mode

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A US judge has ruled that Google must face a lawsuit alleging that …

Google faces lawsuit in the USA for tracking user data even in incognito mode
3 years, 9 months ago

Google faces lawsuit in the USA for tracking user data even in incognito mode

Op India  

The tech giant Google may have to pay a fine worth $5 billion as it faces a class-action lawsuit in the United States. As we clearly state, each time you open a new incognito tab, websites might be able to collect information about your browsing activity during your session.” The case was filed in June 2020 In June 2020, three …

Google says it's making progress in its plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome browser
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says it's making progress in its plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome browser

Firstpost  

Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. In a blog post, Google’s group product manager for user trust and privacy, Chetna Bindra, sought to ease fears about the project, saying the proposals will “help publishers and advertisers succeed while also protecting …

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

The Hindu  

Google says it's making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. In a blog post, Google’s group product manager for user trust and privacy, Chetna Bindra, sought to ease fears about the project, saying the proposals will “help publishers and advertisers succeed while also protecting …

Google sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading consumers into signing away their privacy
4 years, 4 months ago

Google sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading consumers into signing away their privacy

ABC  

Technology giant Google is being taken to court for allegedly misleading consumers to give away a lot more personal information than they had expected. Key points: Google says its notifications were "easy-to-understand" and optional ACCC claims users were misled into letting the tech giant monitor their "non-Google" web browsing The case will be argued before the Federal Court Aside from …

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