Google has agreed to delete billions of 'Incognito' browsing data records following a lawsuit settlement over privacy concerns. The legal settlement has drawn attention to the limitations of Chrome's private browsing mode, which does not fully protect users' privacy.
Google was caught tracking Chrome users while they used the browser’s supposedly private Incognito mode. It’s yet another reason why you should use a browser that puts your privacy first. https://t.co/SyWA2qIFDa
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. Read more: https://t.co/orpqPlEGXI https://t.co/GjLeIaWzjN
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Is Incognito Mode Actually Private? https://t.co/tFIluTGt9G https://t.co/GiJugqJr9G
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Google will delete data records to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of improperly tracking private browsing. https://t.co/pXPIGGMlhl https://t.co/4mC5ArBsIx
Chrome users believed they were browsing privately with Incognito mode but Google was actually tracking them. The company collected millions of users' browsing data from 2016 to 2020. https://t.co/BaQAsllxPO
Good News, Sickos! Google Says It’s Deleting Records of Your Incognito Searches https://t.co/skmcZAqMOg
Google Will Delete Tons of Data on Chrome's Incognito Mode Users https://t.co/2GZDVXmoa6
Browsing in Google Chrome’s incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think. https://t.co/rzBSy2R1Sc https://t.co/LkKWsfhxHw
These browsers will help you protect your privacy. https://t.co/aegjkBBreL
Google will destroy the private browsing history of millions of people who used “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser as a part of a settlement filed to federal court on Monday in a case over the company’s secret tracking of web activity. https://t.co/hUjyZnPnbz
Google agrees to delete a ton of user data to settle ‘incognito’ lawsuit https://t.co/abfDLbUz6V
"Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode" https://t.co/9VmcnAdSH3
Google is quietly deleting billions of records from Chrome users in "incognito" mode, claiming it never used the data. https://t.co/YPe5qRttB9
Google agrees to delete Chrome browsing data of 136 million users https://t.co/OGZI44FNJy
Google To Delete Billions Of Browsing Data In $7.8BN Covert Tracking Clean-Up A lawsuit which claimed the US firm secretly tracked internet use of people who thought they were using it privately has been settled with the company agreeing to destroy masses of data. Users… https://t.co/rwSXmhn06C
Google Chrome Privacy—Over 100 Billion Browsing Records To Be Deleted https://t.co/ejy3LTW6Cp
Incognito modes generally do not prevent the websites you visit from seeing your location, via your IP address, or stop your internet service provider from logging your activities. https://t.co/RmtZlX9dSj
Google will get rid of billions of files as part of a settlement in a case involving allegations about Chrome's incognito mode. https://t.co/S5xPuXrNxo
Browsing in incognito mode doesn't protect you as much as you might think https://t.co/igjAjB9L4I
Google to delete billions of ‘incognito’ data records: How the lawsuit unfolded #GoogleChrome #Incognito https://t.co/7Ruo2Ig6ac
Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think https://t.co/SXTAclTO15 https://t.co/qblYoM0gcz
Google to delete billions of 'Incognito' browsing data after lawsuit https://t.co/PNhpip6l39
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. https://t.co/YAyrsEvmnb
Google to purge ‘private’ Incognito mode user records, but will keep snooping https://t.co/cVAOp6KkL2
Google’s incognito mode browsing doesn’t protect you as much as you might think https://t.co/Lq3LYNa6QM https://t.co/Iz5n2tC9hE