American company Google has reached a preliminary settlement in a lawsuit worth at least $5 billion regarding the collection of confidential data from users of the Google Chrome browser. This was reported by Agency Reuters cited lawyers for the plaintiffs and the defendant.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but lawyers said Google agreed to a mandatory list of demands. It will be submitted for court approval by February 24, 2024.
According to the plaintiffs’ complaint, Google’s apps allowed the company to track users’ activities even if they put the Google Chrome browser into a special “private” browsing mode. In this way, the business can learn about friends, hobbies, favorite foods, consumption habits and “potentially embarrassing things” people search for online.
The lawsuit against Google was filed in the US state of California in 2020. It covers “millions” of users of the company’s services and seeks damages of at least $5,000 per victim for violations of federal wiretapping laws and California privacy laws.
Formerly Google statedThis will stop the collection of geolocation data from users and the provision of this information to law enforcement agencies.