Google's Shady Chrome Data Hoarding Can't Be Justified, Court Rules! ⚖️

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Summary:

  1. Court Reversal
    The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s ruling, stating Google failed to obtain proper consent for data collection from Chrome users who opted out of syncing.

  2. Privacy Notice Conflict
    The appeals court found that Google’s privacy policies and the Chrome Privacy Notice conflicted, as users were led to believe their data wouldn’t be collected if they didn’t sync their accounts.

  3. Next Steps
    The case is being remanded for trial, where Google will need to address the alleged privacy violations and potential damages for users who opted out from 2016 to 2024.

Read more at: Ars Technica

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