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title: Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
description: Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users’ browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their knowledge or consent in its Chrome browser. The class action, filed in 2020, alleged the company misled users by tracking their internet browsing activity who thought that it remained private when using the ‘Incognito Mode’ in Chrome.
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# Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

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 Nathan Zych

April 26, 2024

Google has decided to erase billions of data records that depict users’ browsing activities to resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the company of tracking them without their permission in its Chrome browser.

The lawsuit, filed in 2020, claimed that Google misled users by tracking their internet browsing activity even when they believed it was private while using the ‘Incognito Mode’ feature.

Read more: [Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement](https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/google-to-delete-billions-of-browsing.html)

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