Settlement comes after a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020, which alleged that Google misled users about data collection in private browsing mode. According to the lawsuit, the technology giant monitored the websites that the users in this situation browsed, without informing them.
Google will destroy "billions of data" that were improperly collected. The settlement does not include compensation for Chrome users, but they are given the option to sue personally. The company will update the wording inPrivate Browsing mode and automatically block third-party cookies in this mode.