Google faces deluge of $10,000 Incognito mode lawsuits after class-action deal

Google faces deluge of $10,000 Incognito mode lawsuits after class-action deal

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/04/09/google-faces-deluge-of-10000-incognito-mode-lawsuits-after-class-action-deal/

Google’s legal troubles over whether the search giant duped users into believing its “Incognito” browsing mode was truly private aren’t over yet: A week after settling a federal class-action suit, the Mountain View company is facing an avalanche of new lawsuits in San Jose from thousands of users who claim Incognito broke their trust by snooping on their secrets.

The thousands of claims, seeking at least $10,000 each, could be just the tip of the iceberg, according to experts. But proving they were harmed and getting Google to pay up could require aggrieved Incognito users to bare their browsing habits — from personal finance to porn.

Google faces deluge of $10,000 Incognito mode lawsuits after class-action deal

Apr 10, 2024, 12:24am UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/04/09/google-faces-deluge-of-10000-incognito-mode-lawsuits-after-class-action-deal/ > Google’s legal troubles over whether the search giant duped users into believing its “Incognito” browsing mode was truly private aren’t over yet: A week after settling a federal class-action suit, the Mountain View company is facing an avalanche of new lawsuits in San Jose from thousands of users who claim Incognito broke their trust by snooping on their secrets. > The thousands of claims, seeking at least $10,000 each, could be just the tip of the iceberg, according to experts. But proving they were harmed and getting Google to pay up could require aggrieved Incognito users to bare their browsing habits — from personal finance to porn.