This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
Published on June 5, 2020, a $5 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Google in a federal court in California, alleging that the search giant tracks users' data in browsers set in private mode.
The lawsuit covers millions of users who browsed in incognito since June 1, 2016, and accuses Google of collecting user history using its various services, including IP address, hardware details, and what the user is viewing.
According to the complaint, Google causes computers to report the real-time internet communications of millions of people to Google, as quoted by Forbes.
Google's response to the allegations is that it warned users that websites can still collect data from incognito tabs, with a spokesperson stating, 'As we clearly state each time you open a new incognito tab, websites might be able to collect information about your browsing activity.'
