When users open the Anonymous browser in Chrome, they’ll see a notification warning that other people using their device won’t be able to see their activity, but their downloads, bookmarks, and reading items will still be saved. Now, Google has updated this disclaimer in Chrome’s experimental Canary channel shortly after agrees to resolve $5 billion lawsuit accusing Incognito of tracking users. As mentioned for the first time MSPowerUserthe company tweaked the disclaimer in Canary to add language stating that Incognito mode won’t change how websites collect people’s data.
“Others using this device won’t see your activity, so you can browse more privately,” the new disclaimer reads. “This will not change how data is collected by Google, including the websites you visit and the services they use. Downloads, bookmarks and reading list items will be saved.” The publication saw the updated warning in Canary on Android and Windows, and we can confirm that the same language appears in the version of Chrome for Mac.
It was Google allegedly hit In 2020, it accuses users of tracking their activities even if they are in Incognito mode. The plaintiffs told the court that the company used tools such as its Analytics product, apps and browser plug-ins to track users. They also argued that by tracking users in Incognito mode, Google gives people the false belief that they can control the information they want to share. A Google spokesperson explained at the time that the mode can only hide the user’s activity on the device they’re using, but their information can still be collected. This is not explicitly stated in the current disclaimer for the public version of Chrome, but it looks like this may change in the near future.
