Google to delete billions of personal data collected amid illegal surveillance lawsuit

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Google is accused of tracking user's internet activity, even when they have 'incognito' mode activated.

has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the US surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser.

Google vigorously fought the lawsuit until US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected a request to dismiss the case last August, setting up a potential trial. In court papers, lawyers representing Chrome users painted a much different picture, depicting the settlement as a major victory for personal privacy in an age of ever-increasing digital surveillance.

Google is still facing legal threats on the regulatory frontier that could have a far bigger impact on its business, depending on the outcomes.

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