What’s New in Google’s Incognito Mode Disclaimer After $5 Billion Lawsuit Settlement
Google has updated the text it uses to describe how Chrome’s incognito mode works, following the company’s recent settlement of a lawsuit alleging it illegally tracked users’ browsing activity. This development, first spotted by MSPowerUser, can be found in the new Google Chrome Canary version 122.0.6251.0.
Here is the updated text for Google Chrome’s new incognito mode:
“Other users of this device can’t see what you’re doing, so you can browse privately. This doesn’t change the way the websites you visit and the services they use, such as Google, collect data. Downloads, bookmarks, and reading list items are saved. Read more”
Previously, in place of the new text, the old one said: “Now you can browse privately and other people using this device won’t see your activity. However, downloads, bookmarks and reading list items will be saved. Read more”
As you can see, Google has updated the wording and now provides more information about what to expect from Chrome’s incognito mode. This change is part of Google Chrome on various platforms like Android, Windows, Mac and many others.
For those of you who may not know, Google was sued for $5 billion for allegedly misleading users with its privacy practices. The lawsuit claimed that Google could still track users even if they opted out. That lawsuit has now been settled, and the new text in Google’s privacy policy reflects that settlement.
However, remember that you won’t see this change right away. It is currently only in Canary and will take some time to make it to the stable version.
