Source: Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Central
A federal judge has denied Alphabet s (Google s parent company) request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over Google s Chrome incognito mode, citing that the company did not notify users that Google engages in the alleged data collection while the user is in private browsing mode.
Google products are secure, but that doesn t have anything to do with privacy.
There are plenty of things that may come to mind when hearing this ruling. Google never claims that incognito is private and even warns you that your web activity is still visible to any website on the internet, including ones that use Google s advertising services. But what matters right now is the opinion of an appointed federal judge.
Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central
Last week was Chrome OS s tenth birthday, and while the new features like Phone Hub and Nearby Share announced then were welcome additions, the biggest news of the day was just how well Chromebooks are now selling. The Google Team kicked off last week s press event by saying that Chromebooks now account for 1 out of every 10 desktop computer purchases globally and 1 in 5 in the United States.
While, yes, a good portion of those sales are still education and enterprise, regular users are also realizing that Chromebooks are easy to own and can do everything they need without requiring the same upkeep or higher-priced hardware as Windows or Mac laptops. Between Google s optimizations and improvements to the core Chrome OS system as well as the addition of Linux, Chromebooks are no longer just browsers ; they re computers that millions can work full-time from, whether you re using a $1000 Pixelbook or a $300 Celeron-powered 2-in-1, which I ve sp