{"id":2137207,"date":"2023-12-31T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-settles-5b-privacy-lawsuit-alleging-that-it-tracked-users-who-used-incognito-mode\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T12:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:34:10","slug":"google-settles-5b-privacy-lawsuit-alleging-that-it-tracked-users-who-used-incognito-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-settles-5b-privacy-lawsuit-alleging-that-it-tracked-users-who-used-incognito-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Google settles $5B privacy lawsuit over tracking users in &#8220;Incognito Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-settles-5b-privacy-lawsuit-alleging-that-it-tracked-users-who-used-incognito-mode%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2137207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONDON\u2062 \u2013 APRIL 13:  (FILE PHOTO) In this photo \u2062illustration the logo and search \u200bpage of \u2062the multi-facetted internet giant Google is displayed on a  \u200dcomputer screen on April\u200b 13, \u20622006\u200d in\u2063 London, England.(Photo Illustration by Scott\u2064 Barbour\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>9:25 \u200dAM \u200d\u2013 \u2062Sunday, December 31, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Google Settles $5\u200b Billion \u2062Privacy Lawsuit \u2063Over \u200b&#8221;Incognito&#8221; Mode Tracking<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-to-pay-13-7-million-to-george-floyd-protesters-for-mass-arrests\/\" title=\"NYC to compensate George Floyd protesters with .7M for mass arrests.\">class-action lawsuit\u2062 filed<\/a> in 2020 accused Google of\u200b deceiving users by\u2062 tracking their\u2062 online activity\u2063 while \u200bthey were using \u200dincognito mode. The lawsuit \u2064claimed\u2063 that Google&#8217;s Chrome browser&#8217;s\u200b incognito \u2064mode gave users a \u2064false sense of \u2063privacy, leading to \u2062the legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Internal Google emails revealed\u200d during the lawsuit showed that the company \u2064was indeed tracking users in incognito mode to measure web traffic and sell advertisements, \u200bdespite the supposed privacy \u200dfeatures.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit\u200d argued that Google&#8217;s \u2064actions \u2062violated users&#8217; privacy and collected an extensive amount\u2063 of information \u200dabout their \u200dbrowsing habits,\u2064 even when \u2064they believed they\u200c were browsing privately.<\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s settlement, which is pending authorization by a federal judge, aims to resolve \u2062the lawsuit that initially \u200dsought $5 billion in damages on behalf\u2062 of the affected users.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2062the settlement is not approved, a trial is scheduled for February 5th, 2024. However, lawyers representing both Google and the consumers \u2062have reached a preliminary resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Class-action \u2064lawsuits \u2063have become the primary means of addressing \u2063data \u2064privacy issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">large tech companies<\/a> in the absence of comprehensive privacy laws in the United\u2064 States.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs&#8217; attorneys initially requested\u2062 at least $5,000\u200d for each user affected by \u200dGoogle&#8217;s tracking practices, \u2063potentially totaling $5 \u200bbillion. The complaint also highlighted the\u2062 extensive amount \u2063of personal information Google had access to.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Google has made itself an unaccountable trove of information so detailed \u200cand expansive that\u200b George\u2063 Orwell\u2062 could never have\u200d dreamed \u2062of,&#8221; the\u200c complaint added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plaintiffs&#8217; attorneys expect to present a closing settlement consensus to the court by \u200bFebruary 24th, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200b informed! \u200bReceive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2062 \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Antonio\u200c police are hoping\u200b new evidence will lead to answers over the killing of a pregnant teen and her boyfriend. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Recent reports reveal \u2062the &#8216;National Instant Criminal Background Check System&#8217; of the FBI holds records of nearly 14\u200c million illegal immigrants in the\u2064 system. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hamas&#8217; weaponization of sexual violence against Israeli women \u2064since October \u200c7th is only a \u2064glimpse into how its sponsor, the\u200b Islamic \u2062Republic of Iran, has\u2064 abused women for decades. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As we quickly approach 2024,\u2063 the U.S. is\u200d gearing\u2064 up for what many are calling an election year like \u200bno other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December\u200c 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM\u2063 PST HONG KONG \u200b(Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on\u200b Friday a wide range of \u200brules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One\u2062 of\u2062 the\u200d main\u200b bottlenecks for Tesla is \u200cthe speed it can make the 4680 batteries \u2064used in the Cybertruck with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-vet-defends-beheading-satanic-statue\/\" title=\"Navy vet supports beheading Satanic statue\">dry-coating technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan \u200dfederal \u2063court\u2063 that accuses OpenAI\u200c and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have\u2064 written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted \u2064Tesla about data on an alleged stalker&#8217;s remote\u2063 access to a\u200c vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How did \u2062internal emails revealed during the lawsuit support \u2063the plaintiffs&#8217; claim that Google \u2063violated users&#8217; privacy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Google Settles $5\u2064 Billion\u2064 Privacy \u2064Lawsuit \u200cOver &#8220;Incognito&#8221; Mode Tracking<\/p>\n<p>In a recent development, Google\u2062 has agreed to\u200b a settlement in\u200d a class-action lawsuit that accused the\u200c tech giant of\u2064 deceiving its users by tracking their online activities while they were using the &#8220;incognito&#8221; mode on\u200b the Google Chrome browser. The lawsuit, filed \u2064in 2020, argued that Google&#8217;s\u200d incognito mode gave users a false sense of\u2062 privacy,\u200c leading to the legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Internal emails revealed during the \u2063lawsuit demonstrated that Google was indeed\u2062 tracking users in incognito mode\u2063 to measure web traffic and sell advertisements, \u2062despite the supposed\u2063 privacy features. This revelation supported the plaintiffs&#8217; claim that Google&#8217;s actions\u200c violated users&#8217; privacy by collecting \u200dan extensive amount of information about \u200dtheir\u2063 browsing habits,\u200c even when\u200d they \u200cbelieved they\u2062 were browsing privately.<\/p>\n<p>To resolve the lawsuit, Google has reached a settlement\u200d with the affected users. The settlement is pending authorization\u200d by a federal judge and aims to resolve the claims initially seeking $5 billion in \u200ddamages. If approved, it will provide\u2062 compensation to \u2062the users impacted by\u2063 Google&#8217;s\u2063 tracking practices.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the event \u200bthat\u200c the\u2063 settlement is not approved, a\u200b trial is scheduled for February\u200d 5th, 2024. Nonetheless, both\u200b Google and\u200b the consumers&#8217; \u2062legal representatives have reached a preliminary resolution, indicating progress towards\u2062 reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Class-action lawsuits have \u200bbecome the primary means of addressing\u200b data \u200bprivacy issues with large tech companies\u200c in the absence \u2064of comprehensive privacy laws in the United States. In this particular case, the plaintiffs&#8217; attorneys \u200cinitially requested a minimum of $5,000 for each user affected by Google&#8217;s \u2063tracking practices,\u200d potentially totaling $5\u2063 billion. The complaint also stressed the \u200bvast amount of personal information that Google had \u2064access to, \u200ddescribing Google as \u2064&#8221;an unaccountable trove of information so detailed\u200d and expansive that George Orwell could never have dreamed of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs&#8217; \u200dattorneys aim\u2064 to present a closing \u200dsettlement consensus to \u2062the court by \u2063February 24th, \u200b2024. This \u2062settlement will mark an important step \u2064in\u200c holding tech\u200b companies\u2063 accountable for their privacy\u200c practices\u200b while also \u200dhighlighting\u200c the \u2062need for comprehensive privacy laws to protect users&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>As this case unfolds,\u200c it serves as\u2063 a\u2063 reminder for\u200d users to \u200dbe aware of their online privacy and to stay informed \u2063about how their data is being collected and used. Privacy settings and\u2062 options provided by internet services should be regularly \u200breviewed to ensure that \u2063users are making \u2064informed\u2063 decisions about their privacy.<\/p>\n<p>To\u200b stay updated on breaking news,\u2063 including developments in this case, you can subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-cory-mills-rescues-32-americans-trapped-in-israel-wh-silent-on-evacuation-flights\/\" title=\"GOP's Cory Mills saves 32 Americans in Israel, White House mum on rescue flights.\">receive news blasts directly<\/a> to your\u200b inbox for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google settles a legal dispute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2137208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2137207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2137208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2137207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2137207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}