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Even if its only $1 its worth looking into just to tell google to fuck off.

Archive: https://archive.today/UKS5F

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>Attorneys have put out an open call for users to join their class action lawsuit against Google for any privacy rights violated by its Chrome browser's 'incognito mode.' Plaintiffs' attorneys announced on X that any user of the Chrome browser who went 'incognito' between 2016 and 2023 'may be entitled to up to $5,000 compensation based on California statutory damages available for privacy violations.' At the heart of the civil action is the claim that Google collected incognito users' personal information without their permission, even after these users chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts, like Gmail.

Even if its only $1 its worth looking into just to tell google to fuck off. Archive: https://archive.today/UKS5F From the post: >>Attorneys have put out an open call for users to join their class action lawsuit against Google for any privacy rights violated by its Chrome browser's 'incognito mode.' Plaintiffs' attorneys announced on X that any user of the Chrome browser who went 'incognito' between 2016 and 2023 'may be entitled to up to $5,000 compensation based on California statutory damages available for privacy violations.' At the heart of the civil action is the claim that Google collected incognito users' personal information without their permission, even after these users chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts, like Gmail.
[–] [Sticky] • 4 pts (edited )

If you are considering participating in this class action, I STRONGLY encourage you to VERY CAREFULLY listen to the 14 minute YT video on their site explaining the law firm's role and what you will be agreeing to. There is language in the video that leads me to believe that if their case is unsuccessful, it is possible that the class participants MAY be liable for lawyer's fees - both those of their firm and potentially those of Google.

So listen to that video carefully and if you still elect to participate, review any hard copy of a services agreement you receive BEFORE signing it. And remember these 3 key points I learned in a law and contracts course decades ago:

  1. There is no free lunch.
  2. Cover your ass.
  3. An oral agreement isn't worth the paper its printed on.

It was the most boring (at the time) course I took, but it has been the most useful one to me through the years and decades. Prof Green (RIP) wore a silver death's head ring and made derogatory comments about (((them))) back in the day. I thought him an odd duck at the time (he was my degree counselor and I interfaced with him frequently), but he knew. He knew.

[–] • 2 pts

'In a contingent fee case, attorneys only receive payment if your claim is successful, with no upfront costs or fees for you to file.'

So if they win, you get $5k and then the lawyers charge you $5k. Unless they state what the fee is upfront that's what I'd assume. They probably get a bonus check if they hit a benchmark number of applicants, like 5 or 10k because then there's valuable data to be sold.

[–] • 3 pts

Did you listen to their vid? That part I referenced seemed odd to me - that's why I referenced it.

[–] • 5 pts

My "bullshit detector" is going well above 9000 on this.