Google to Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Chrome Data Collection Without Consent
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Google to Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Chrome Data Collection Without Consent
Accusations of unauthorized data collection by Google have resurfaced, with the tech giant now facing a revived class action lawsuit that claims it collected data from Chrome users without their explicit consent. This legal battle, originally dismissed in 2022, has been brought back into focus by a federal appeals court, placing Google's data collection practices under scrutiny once again. Background of the Lawsuit Concerns regarding Google’s data collection practices have persisted for years, but this specific class action lawsuit stems from allegations made in 2020. Plaintiffs argue that Google, through its Chrome browser, unlawfully collected personal data such as browsing history, IP addresses, and unique browser identifiers, even when users did not enable Chrome Sync—a feature that stores bookmarks, passwords, and other data across devices. Google initially defended itself by pointing to its privacy policy, which it claims adequately informed users about data collection. However…
