TECH - Has Chrome Been Tracking You During 'Incognito' Mode? The Answer Is Yes And Now Google Says It Will Delete The Data | Benzinga
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), the parent company of Google, must delete data collected from millions of users who utilized the “incognito” mode in Google Chrome, its web browser.
The company has agreed to delete the data in response to a 2020 lawsuit that accused it of misrepresenting the privacy of users’ data in the browser’s “private” mode.
Incognito mode is advertised as a way for users to browse the web without saving the browsing history. Yet, through the use of third-party cookies, Google had been gathering user data between 2016 and 2023 without the knowledge of users.
Chrome is the default browser on Android phones and is used by 3.45 billion people worldwide, according to Backlinko.
Google agreed to resolve the class action last December, for a total of $5 billion. New settlement details were released on Monday via a court filing from attorneys defending a group of users.
The news did not put off investors on Monday, with the company's stock rising 2.5% at the time of publication on Monday.
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