Google illegally collected user data
News Technologies / / December 29, 2020
Google companies presented $ 5 billion lawsuit. She is accused of illegally collecting data from users who access the Internet through the Chrome browser in incognito mode. Despite the declared anonymity, the search engine still recorded which pages the user visited.
The lawsuit refers to the collection of data through Google Analytics, Ad Manager, and other services and applications that help companies to learn about the closest contacts of users, hobbies, habits and even about the “most intimate and potentially awkward things. "
According to the plaintiff, it is unacceptable for Google to secretly and unauthorized collection of data of almost every American with a computer or phone. The lawsuit seeks compensation in the amount of at least $ 5,000 for violations of the federal law on wiretapping conversations and the laws of the state of California, however, given the fact that the private regime is used by "millions", hence the sum of 5 billion
Google representatives responded to the accusation of comments to Reuters:
Google representativesWe always make it clear that every time you open a new incognito tab, websites may collect information about your online activity.
The search engine will have to defend itself in court.
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