Google slapped with lawsuit over tracking users in 'Incognito' mode; may face $5 billion fine
In a significant ruling, District Judge Lucy Koh in the state of California adjudged that the tech giant did not notify users that it engages in the alleged data collection while the user is in private browsing mode
BusinessToday.In | March 15, 2021 | Updated 11:00 IST
A formal complaint was filed by Chrome users in the US in June last year, alleging that Google has a pervasive data tracking business
A US judge has slapped Google with a class action lawsuit that might land the search giant with a fine of $5 billion. As per the suit, Google has been tracking and collating data even when people use the private 'Incognito' mode on its Chrome browser.