Google has confirmed that it may gather information while using Chrome’s Incognito mode

When users launch an Incognito browser in Chrome, they will see a message informing them that other users of their device will be unable to view their activity, but that their downloads, bookmarks, and reading items will be stored. Google has just revised that statement in Chrome’s experimental Canary channel, soon after agreeing to settle a $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of monitoring Incognito users. As reported by MSPowerUser, the firm has changed the disclaimer in Canary to state that Incognito mode would not impact how websites gather people’s data.

“Others who use this device won’t see your activity, so you can browse more privately,” the new disclaimer states. “This will not affect how data is collected by websites you visit or the services they use, including Google. “Downloads, bookmarks, and reading list items will all be saved.” The newspaper discovered the modified warning in Canary for Android and Windows, and we can confirm that the identical text exists in Chrome for Mac.

In 2020, Google faced a lawsuit alleging it of tracking users’ activity even while they are utilizing Incognito mode. The plaintiffs stated in court that the firm utilized technologies such as its Analytics software, applications, and browser plug-ins to monitor users. They also said that by tracking users in Incognito, Google was giving them the false impression that they had choice over the information they were ready to divulge. At the time, a Google representative clarified that while the mode could conceal a user’s activities on the device they are using, data could still be captured. The disclaimer for the public version of Chrome does not yet make that obvious, however it appears that this may change soon.