Google agrees to settlement in $5B lawsuit accusing the company of tracking users in ‘incognito’ mode

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming the search engine giant secretly tracked millions of users’ internet use, despite believing they were browsing in incognito mode.

The lawsuit, which had sought $5 billion, was filed in 2020 in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California and covered “millions” of Google users, seeking damages in the amount of $5,000 per user, or three times actual damages, whichever i