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Google has agreed to delete billions of records and submit to some restrictions on its power to track users, under the terms of a proposed legal settlement.
The deal aims to resolve a class action lawsuit brought in the US in 2020, which had accused the tech giant of invading people's privacy by collecting user data even when they were browsing in "private mode".
The suit had sought $5bn in damages.
Google is supporting the deal, though it disputes the claims.
It has already made changes in response to the lawsuit.
The data deletion will also apply outside of the United States.
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The deal aims to resolve a class action lawsuit brought in the US in 2020, which had accused the tech giant of invading people's privacy by collecting user data even when they were browsing in "private mode".
The suit had sought $5bn in damages.
Google is supporting the deal, though it disputes the claims.
It has already made changes in response to the lawsuit.
The data deletion will also apply outside of the United States.
Google to delete records from Incognito tracking
The search giant will block third party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
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