US federal court braces for flood of 96,000 Google Incognito damages claims
By Maria Dinzeo ( May 1, 2026, 23:00 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge said she’s ready to approve Google’s Incognito privacy settlement, but flagged a new hurdle: how to manage some 96,000 individual damages claims now headed to federal court after plaintiffs added a wiretap claim.A federal judge said she is ready to approve a long-awaited settlement between Google and users claiming it secretly tracked their browsing activity while using Chrome’s Incognito mode....
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