In order to settle the 2020 lawsuit Brown v. Google, Google has agreed to destroy data collected from Chrome users in Incognito mode.
In order to settle a 2020 lawsuit accusing Google of lying to users about tracking and collecting their data in Chrome's Incognito mode, the company agreed to delete and remediate billions of data records collected from private browsing sessions. According to the proposed settlement in Brown v. Google, deleting troves of data is just one of several conditions.
Unlike the recent Verizon settlement, Chrome users aren't entitled to any money directly from Google, but class members still retain the right to sue Google for damages individually. The settlement motion also suggests that the value of relief is worth over $5 billion. Although Chrome users won't receive any checks in the mail, the user data Google is deleting as a result of the settlement is likely worth a great deal to the company.
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