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Google tells US appeals court privacy claims over Chrome data collection make no sense

( February 9, 2024, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google told the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit it should affirm a summary judgment against privacy claims over the collection of data from users of Chrome, saying plaintiffs’ claims make no sense. “Google informed plaintiffs it collected the at-issue data in several plain-language disclosures they saw and agreed to. And it routinely reminded them to access ‘MyActivity’ pages in their Google Accounts, where Google displayed the websites plaintiffs had visited from which Google received the at-issue data. Chrome Sync, by contrast, is consistently described not as a privacy control, but as a browser personalization feature that allows Chrome users to access the same browser settings, bookmarks, login information, and Chrome browsing history on all their Synced devices,” it said.See document below. ...

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