US revives lawsuit against Chrome for illegally collecting personal information

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court was wrong to dismiss the case without considering whether Chrome users consented to Google collecting data as they browsed the web.

Google Chrome logo. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

The decision comes after Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle another lawsuit, which accused Google of tracking Chrome users when they browsed the web in "incognito" mode.

Google said it disagrees with the decision and believes the facts are on its side. The company said Chrome Sync helps users use Chrome smoothly across different devices and has clear privacy controls.

The plaintiff's attorney, Matthew Wessler, said he was pleased with the decision and looked forward to a trial.

The class action lawsuit covers Chrome users who have not synced the browser with their Google accounts since July 27, 2016. They claim that Google has failed to comply with Chrome's privacy notice, which states that users do not need to provide personal information to use Chrome, and that Google will not receive this information unless they enable syncing.

The appeals court returned the case to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, who dismissed it in December 2022.

Hong Hanh (according to Reuters)

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