Historic punishment for Google for storing data in ‘incognito mode’: Chrome data will be deleted from billions of devices
April 2, 2024
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Google has done just that in recent months US Department of Justice Before taking the defendant seat in the major antitrust case brought by , he had reached
Google has done just that in recent months US Department of Justice Before taking the defendant seat in the major antitrust case brought by , he had reached settlements in some cases. Last Sunday, the technology giant signed its fourth agreement in the past four months. Under this agreement, Google will pay billions chrome He agreed to delete his data.
With the latest deal, the tech giant Google Chrome Agreed to destroy the user’s incognito browsing data. Chasom Brown and others who filed a complaint against Google, the company claimed that even in incognito mode while it tracks users’ activities It was claimed that they had misled users about this issue. Brown and others have stated that they believe this mode will be more private.
Incognito mode is truly private
Google reached agreements ahead of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice that would focus on the company’s search engine and advertising services. over $1 billion spent money. The agreements that the internet giant has made so far include a lawsuit over the fees charged to application developers, a lawsuit over the sharing of user data from the Google+ platform and a lawsuit over copyright infringement of patents.
Under the agreement, Google protects those who browse the Internet in incognito mode. about data collection will warn. Not only that, Google will no longer use the technology that allows it to detect when incognito mode is being used, and the data collected will also be limited. Plaintiffs $5 billion The claim for damages was declared invalid and Google will not pay. However, people can individually file a lawsuit against Google for damages.
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