Google agrees to wipe browsing data to put consumer privacy lawsuit to rest

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Google will destroy a large cache of consumer data to settle a lawsuit that claimed the Chrome web search engine was tracking incognito users. 

The settlement, which is valued between $5 billion and $7.8 billion, was hashed out in Oakland, California, federal court, Reuters reported. The lawsuit began in 2020, spanning over 136 million consumers using the Chrome web browser since June 1, 2016. 

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