I wish that Ars would have done a more in-depth analysis of the suit and settlement, rather than repeating the claims made by the lawyers on both sides. This feels like a case where the headline isn’t ...

Many users believe that incognito mode makes them anonymous. In fact, DNS entries, router logs, and account activity remain ...

Google will destroy user data to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit related to its "incognito" mode. The 2020 lawsuit accused Google of collecting users' data without their knowledge. Google will ...

Many people use Incognito mode or Private Browsing to keep their online activity discreet, believing that closing the window instantly erases any trace of what they were doing. It is often used on ...

Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed against it in June 2020. The technology giant has confirmed that it will delete hundreds of billions of private browsing records collected from ...

Billions of people worldwide use Google’s Chrome web browser every day. One of Chrome’s most popular features is its incognito mode setting. In incognito mode, none of your browsing history, cookies, ...

Google will delete billions of data records as part of a settlement for a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of improperly tracking the web-browsing habits of users who thought they were browsing the ...

Google has promised to delete billions of records of browsing activity in its Incognito mode, after a class action lawsuit filed at a California federal court. In December 2023, the tech giant decided ...

Google is settling its incognito lawsuit for $0. Instead of monetary compensation, the settlement includes Google deleting data records and making changes to disclosure agreements. Google is deleting ...