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Data Privacy

Apr. 9, 2024

Google now accused in state court of illegally tracking Chrome users

The lawsuits follow a similar class action in federal court that was settled, with Google agreeing to delete and/or remediate billions of data records.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two law firms that helped settle a federal wiretapping class action against Google LLC last week took their battle to state court on Monday; filing 17 mass tort lawsuits in Santa Clara County Superior Court accusing the tech giant of illegally tracking Google Chrome users while they browsed the internet in "Incognito" mode.

Attorneys from Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Morgan & Morgan, the firms leading the new wave of litigation in state court, were...

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