Chrome Incognito Mode

Google Agrees It Monitors Chrome’s Incognito Mode Users, After $5 billion Fine 

Chrome Incognito Mode

Private browsing modes are available in the latest browsers; Google Chrome’s version is known as incognito mode. Google stated that Chrome doesn’t save this data, despite the fact the firm has long made it clear that websites, administrators of businesses or schools, and ISPs may still view your browsing activities when you are using incognito mode.  

It turns out that the claim that Chrome does not monitor you when you are using incognito mode is only a highly technical detail. When using the incognito mode on Chrome, the browser does not store your browsing history. Even in incognito mode, Google, the trillion-dollar firm, search engine, and advertising powerhouse, will continue to track your browsing habits.

Google Incognito Mode Lawsuit

When a class-action lawsuit filed against Google in 2020 for misleading users into believing the company would not monitor them when using incognito mode, this issue was first raised. The complaint claimed that Google broke federal wiretapping laws by creating this disparity. The plaintiffs want at least $5 billion in compensation. 

The legal disputes continued in spite of the company’s attempts to get the lawsuit dismissed. That is, until Google recently agreed to a final settlement of $5 billion.  

The revised warning says, “You can browse more privately because others who use this device won’t be able to see your activity.” “The way that websites you visit and the services they employ, like Google, collect data will remain unchanged as a result of this. Bookmarks, downloads, and things from your reading list will all be kept. 

The initial message, which stated: “Now you can browse privately, and other people who use this device won’t see your activity,” is far less clear. Downloads, bookmarks, and things from the reading list, however, will be saved.” 

Version 122 of Chrome Canary for Windows and Android has the update. However, it won’t be long until the revised incognito mode statement appears in Chrome’s public editions. 

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