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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2024 04:13:24 JST Ars Technica

   Google agrees to delete private browsing data to settle Incognito mode lawsuit

   What a lawyer calls "a historic step," Google considers not that "significant."

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/google-agrees-to-delete-private-browsing-data-to-settle-incognito-mode-lawsuit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • RalfMaximus (ralfmaximus@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2024 04:18:15 JST RalfMaximus

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     @arstechnica

     Fascinating. Google agrees to "delete" the data, which could mean anything up to and including "flagging the data as deleted".

     What about archival copies? Snapshots & backups? They're REALLY going to find & destroy server backups going back how many years?

     Also, I see nothing here about deleting instances of the data Google has shared with non-Google entities.

   • Robert Dorian (dorart33@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2024 04:57:35 JST Robert Dorian

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     @arstechnica Don't use Google.Ever again !