{"id":29140,"date":"2020-06-03T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=29140"},"modified":"2021-03-14T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T19:31:18","slug":"google-chrome-incognito-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/03\/google-chrome-incognito-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome Incognito Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/06\/03\/lawsuit-google-chrome-tracking-incognito-users\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a> (also: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=23405022\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/06\/03\/lawsuit-google-chrome-tracking-incognito-users\/\"><p>A proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. has accused Google of violating federal wiretap laws by tracking the online activities of users when in Incognito mode. <\/p><p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit\/google-is-sued-in-u-s-for-tracking-users-private-internet-browsing-idUSKBN23933H\">Reuters<\/a><\/em>, the class action argues that by surreptitiously collecting information about what people view online and where they browse when they use Chrome&rsquo;s private browsing mode, Google has been intentionally deceiving customers into believing that they have control over the information they share with the company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When you open a new incognito tab, Chrome tells you:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Now you can browse privately, and other people who use this device won&rsquo;t see your activity.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Your activity might still be visible to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Websites you visit<\/li>\n<li>Your employer or school<\/li>\n<li>Your internet service provider<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/blockquote>\n<p>Not deceptive at all.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"google-chrome-incognito-lawsuit-update-2021-03-14\">Update (2021-03-14): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/03\/14\/judge-rules-google-lawsuit-incognito-mode\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/03\/14\/judge-rules-google-lawsuit-incognito-mode\/\">\n<p>A judge in California has ruled that Google must face a class action lawsuit alleging that it secretly tracks the online activity of Chrome users even when they&rsquo;re using the browser in its privacy-oriented Incognito mode (via <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-03-13\/google-must-face-suit-over-snooping-on-incognito-browsing\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Hardwick (also: Hacker News): A proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. has accused Google of violating federal wiretap laws by tracking the online activities of users when in Incognito mode. 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