Google CEO Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company’s Incognito browsing mode as « private » was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature « under the spotlight, » according to a new court filing.
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company’s Incognito browsing mode as « private » was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature « under the spotlight, » according to a new court filing. Google spokesman José Castañeda told Reuters that the filing « mischaracterises emails referencing unrelated second and third-hand accounts. » The Alphabet unit’s privacy disclosures have generated regulatory and legal scrutiny in recent years amid growing public concerns about online surveillance. Users last June alleged in a lawsuit that Google unlawfully tracked their Internet use when they were browsing Incognito in its Chrome browser.
