Click the “X” icon in the top-right corner of the incognito window. This will close the window and exit incognito mode. On mobile devices, the process is slightly different: Open your incognito tab by ...

I might have to rename our Data Privacy Roundup newsletter as the “Privacy Sandbox Bulletin.” First, the UK’s CMA announced on Friday that it’s begun the ...

In November 2025, some Reddit users were shocked to find Google apparently had access to their private browsing sessions.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other ...

An ongoing lawsuit has questioned Google’s continued collection of browsing data from the Chrome browser’s incognito mode. Now, as part of a settlement for the case, Google has pledged to “destroy” ...