Google eliminará millones de archivos con datos personales tras acuerdo sobre privacidad de Chrome

Google has agreed to delete billions of records of personal information collected through the Chrome browser from users in the United States. This measure responds to a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of tracking users’ browsing activity, even when they used incognito mode, thereby violating reasonable expectations of privacy and the security controls established by the browsers themselves. The settlement imposes new obligations on Google, including the deletion of such data and the implementation of stricter controls to limit future data collection. Additionally, the company must improve the visibility of privacy options when incognito mode is activated, ensuring that users better understand what protection this feature actually offers against inadvertent digital tracking. This case is relevant to the field of open data, as it highlights the critical tension between mass access to information and the protection of individual privacy. It reinforces the need for transparency in how corporations handle and store personal data, serving as an important precedent for demanding accountability in the management of digital information and establishing ethical limits on commercial online surveillance.

Source: vozdeamerica.com
Published on 2024-04-03

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