{"id":2210950,"date":"2024-04-01T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-agrees-to-wipe-browsing-data-to-put-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-to-rest\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:26:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T23:26:31","slug":"google-agrees-to-wipe-browsing-data-to-put-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-agrees-to-wipe-browsing-data-to-put-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has agreed to erase browsing data to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-agrees-to-wipe-browsing-data-to-put-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-to-rest%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=2210950&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>Google has agreed to delete a significant amount of consumer data to resolve a \u200blawsuit alleging the tracking \u2062of incognito\u2063 users on the\u200b Chrome search engine. This settlement, ranging from $5 billion to \u200c$7.8 billion, was reached \u2062in a San Francisco court. To learn\u2064 more about\u2062 this \u2063story, \u2062click the link: &#8220;Google.&#8221; Google has opted to\u2063 erase a \u2063substantial \u2063volume of consumer\u200b data to settle a lawsuit accusing\u2063 the\u2064 Chrome search engine of tracking incognito users. The\u2062 settlement, valued between $5 billion and $7.8 billion, was finalized in a San Francisco court. For further details on\u2064 this topic, follow the link: &#8220;Google.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Google<\/a> will destroy a large cache of consumer data to settle a lawsuit that claimed the Chrome web search engine was tracking incognito users. <\/p>\n<p>The settlement, which is valued between $5 billion and $7.8 billion, was hashed out in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Oakland<\/a>, California, federal court, <em>Reuters<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/google-destroy-browsing-data-settle-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-2024-04-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>  reported<\/a>. The lawsuit began in 2020, spanning over 136 million consumers using the Chrome web browser since June 1, 2016. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argued that Google was illegally surveilling consumers by misleading Chrome users in incognito mode into believing their data was private. As part of the settlement, Google is not paying any damages. However, individual users may sue the tech company individually for damages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis settlement is an historic step in requiring dominant technology companies to be honest in their representations to users about how the companies collect and employ user data, and to delete and remediate data collected,\u201d the settlement said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to destroying consumer data, the settlement also demands that Google change incognito mode to block third-party cookies by default for the next five years. Additionally,\u00a0Google must update its disclosures to inform users what the search engine collects in private browsing data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is that Google will collect less data from users\u2019 private browsing sessions, and that Google will make less money from the data,\u201d the plaintiffs\u2019 lawyers wrote in the settlement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=WE_Search_Brand-Keyword_2024&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwtqmwBhBVEiwAL-WAYaajmPKA68zLFxt5arYG9kPeL3VEmVqVM8tFYH0Xs125mHjopYyZehoCk_0QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected the company\u2019s request to throw out the case in August before a settlement was formed at the end of last year. Rogers will approve the settlement terms on July 30 in Oakland. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a settlement valued at $5-7.8 billion in an Oakland federal court, Google will erase consumer data to settle a lawsuit alleging Chrome&#8217;s tracking of incognito users. 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