Citing Google's privacy policy and other statements by the company that suggested limits on what information it might collect, the judge said it was an open question whether the tech giant had made a legally binding promise not to collect users' data when they browsed in private mode.
Google settles $5 billion lawsuit on user privacy
The Alphabet company backtracked in a lawsuit that accuses it of tracking users’ internet usage even in the ‘Incognito’ or private mode of browsing
Citing Google's privacy policy and other statements by the company that suggested limits on what information it might collect, the judge said it was an open question whether the tech giant had made a legally binding promise not to collect users' data when they browsed in private mode.
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