A California federal judge told Google on Friday that the company should file a lawsuit over tracking users’ activities in Chrome’s incognito mode.
According to a Bloomberg report, the big G appealed to the court to drop the case, but the judge denied the request. Reuters noted that the case claims at least $ 5 billion in damages from the search giant – nearly $ 5,000 per user.
Last June, three users filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that its Chrome browser collects data even when using the private (incognito) mode.
They said that after turning off data tracking in the browser, other Google tools used by websites transfer your personal information to the company. The submitters also claim that the firm has a “Penetrating business for data retrieval.”
A Google spokesman said in a statement that the company made it clear that while Chrome will not store your activity while browsing in incognito mode, websites you visit may collect some of your information:
We strongly dispute these claims and we will strongly defend ourselves against them. Incognito mode in Chrome gives you the option to browse the web without storing your activity on your browser or device. As we clearly state each time you open a new incognito tab, websites may collect information about your browsing activity during your session.
This development comes because Google is scraping third-party cookies on Chrome by 2022 to reduce the tracking of user data.
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