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Google will need to destroy incognito browsing data

Google will need to destroy incognito browsing data Sophie Atkinson Tech Journalist   Google has committed to destroying or remediating ‘billions of data records’ collected through incognito browsing sessions as part of a proposed class action settlement filed Monday (April 1). The lawsuit, originally filed in June of 2020, accuses the search giant of violating … Continue reading Google will need to destroy incognito browsing data

Google To Destroy Incognito Browsing Data

Google To Destroy Incognito Browsing Data by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 1, 2024 Google will destroy data from millions of users’ web-browsing histories as part of a lawsuit settlement, but there’s no word on whether or not purging the data will affect the company’s ad-targeting accuracy rates or large language model training capabilities.  … Continue reading Google To Destroy Incognito Browsing Data

Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode

Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode It’s part of a settlement reached in December over a $5 billion privacy lawsuit. Will Shanklin   Updated Mon, Apr 1, 2024 ALAIN JOCARD via Getty Images The first details emerged Monday from Google’s settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Chrome’s tracking of … Continue reading Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users The complaint said Google deceived people into thinking they could control what information they share. Mariella Moon   Fri, Dec 29, 2023, AP Photo/Eric Risberg In 2020, Google was hit with a lawsuit that accused it of tracking Chrome users’ activities even … Continue reading Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users