Brown v. Google (Chrome Incognito tracking) privacy case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 4:20-cv-03664 · filed Jun 2, 2020 · Settled

Users alleged Google collected their browsing data while they used Chrome's Incognito mode and other private browsing modes.

The case

Plaintiffs: Chasom Brown
Defendants: Google LLC
Court: US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket: 4:20-cv-03664
Filed: Jun 2, 2020
Status: SettledClass settlement for injunctive relief approved in 2024; individual damages claims continue in state court.
Outcome: Google agreed to delete billions of records of private browsing data and change Incognito disclosures, with no class damages.

3 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jun 22	Order: ORDER RE CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED MATTERS by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting (1156) Administrative Motion; Terminating as Moot (1157) Administrative Motion in case 4:20-cv-03	Order	Link
May 26	Order: ORDER RE PROCESSING OF REMOVED CASES RELATED TO THE BROWN V. GOOGLE ACTION. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 5/26/2026.	Order	Link
Jun 2, 2020	Filing: Complaint filed: Brown v. Google LLC	Filing	Link

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Brown v. Google LLC