A consumer protection lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations that Google tracked users who thought they were browsing the Internet privately has been settled. No conditions were disclosed.
The “Incognito” mode in Google’s Chrome browser continued to track users, according to emails revealed during testing. The data was used to sell advertising.
The judge in the case confirmed a tentative agreement to settle the class action originally filed in 2020.
The lawyers sought at least $5,000 for each member of the group tracked by the company’s Google Analytics or Ad Manager services without being logged into their Google account.
The settlement came just weeks after Google rejected a request for a judge to dismiss the case. A jury trial was set to begin next year in California.
“Google has transformed itself into an inexplicable wealth of information as detailed and comprehensive as George Orwell could never have imagined,” the original lawsuits said.
A formal agreement for court approval is expected to be reached on February 24, 2024.
Source: Deadline
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