


The lead plaintiff, Louis-Alexandre Leclaire believes that all Quebec Internet users who used incognito browsing on Google Chrome are entitled to compensation for the advertising value of the data collected during their use of incognito mode on Google.Īccording to the Google class action lawsuit, most websites use Google services, such as Google Analytics, “rendering the promise of confidentiality made by Google practically illusory.”Ĭlass Members include any resident of Quebec “who has browsed the web using incognito browsing mode on a website using one of the advertising or analysis services offered by Google such as Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager or the ‘Sign in with Google’ login button.” The motion to institute a Google class action lawsuit was filed on June 23 at Montreal’s Palais de Justice.

Thousands of Quebec Google Users Targeted The Google class action lawsuit claims that regardless of the browsing mode chosen, Google collects users’ browsing data without consent. Google is now facing a Canadian class action lawsuit alleging that the Internet mogul misrepresented to users how much control they have over the information they share when they browse the web using incognito mode.
