In 2020, Google was accused of violating the privacy of Chrome browser users and collecting data on online activities in the browser's incognito mode. Now, the Mountain View giant has reached an agreement in court to resolve the case.
Starting, Google may pay a fine of $5 billionOr a fine of at least $5,000 for each affected user. The terms of the new agreement are unknown, but they should be He will be formally arraigned in court by February 24 next year, Reuters offers.
It should be noted that the plaintiffs alleged this in the process Google used a wide range of toolsincluding applications and website plugins, To monitor what millions of Internet users were doingregardless of the measures they take to try to protect your privacy.
It was a technology company too Accused of intentionally deceiving usersso that they believed they had some sort of power over the information they shared with her.
On high, Google explained that it will challenge these accusations in courtexplaining that it clearly stated that some websites can collect information about the activities performed during the online session in Chrome's incognito mode.
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