We're suing Google for harvesting our personal info even though we opted out of Chrome sync – netizens

We're suing Google for harvesting our personal info even though we opted out of Chrome sync – netizens

A handful of Chrome users have sued Google, accusing the browser maker of collecting personal information despite their decision not to sync data stored in Chrome with a Google Account.


The lawsuit [PDF], filed on Monday in a US federal district court in San Jose, California, claimed Google promises not to collect personal information from Chrome users who choose not to sync their browser data with a Google Account but does so anyway.


"Google intentionally and unlawfully causes Chrome to record and send users’ personal information to Google regardless of whether a user elects to Sync or even has a Google account," the complaint stated.


Filed on behalf of "unsynced" plaintiffs Patrick Calhoun, Elaine Crespo, Hadiyah Jackson and Claudia Kindler – all said to have stop ..

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