The United States Court of Appeals has ruled that the Internet search giant Google must respond to a renewed class action lawsuit by Chrome browser users who claimed that the company was involved in the practice of collecting their data classified as confidential information without first obtaining permission to carry out relevant activities.

It is known that the mentioned data protection incident was recorded after the plaintiffs decided not to synchronize their browsers with Google accounts.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that the lower court judge who rejected the class action should have assessed before making a final decision on the case whether reasonable Chrome users consented to the Internet search giant implementing the practice of collecting their personal information when browsing online.

The 3-0 decision adopted on Tuesday, August 20, followed Google’s agreement last year to destroy billions of records to settle a lawsuit according to which the company tracked people who were confident that they were browsing online in private mode.

Google has stated its disagreement with the court’s decision. In this context, the Internet search giant noted that Chrome Sync helps to use the browser seamlessly on different devices and provides clear privacy controls.

It is worth noting that the issue of data protection in the digital environment has recently become more relevant. To a large extent, this tendency is because fraudsters have access to advanced artificial intelligence technologies, which is why their activities have become more sophisticated and complex in terms of detection capabilities. In the context of this problem, the personal awareness of users is of particular importance. For example, a query in an Internet search engine, such as how to know if my camera is hacked, will allow anyone to get information about signs of unauthorized access to the device.