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Chrome's Incognito mode is one of the three claim sets Texas settled with Google for $1.375 billion - the state alleged the disclosures around it were deceptive, and Google settled without admitting wrongdoing and…
Chrome's Incognito mode is one of the three claim sets Texas settled with Google for $1.375 billion - the state alleged the disclosures around it were deceptive, and Google settled without admitting wrongdoing and without being required to change the product or add any consumer disclosure. That combination is the finding: the largest state privacy recovery ever obtained against Google produced no mandated change to the feature that prompted it. Chrome was also among the browsers affected by the 2.2-million-user meeting-credential malware campaign recorded in this tab. Cross-ref the Google/Alphabet row in Consumer Apps.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Case status. Private litigation; the legal tier of its sources has not been assigned yet.
Primary source. www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-finalizes-historic-settlement-google-and-secures-1375-billion-big-tech — Verified - primary source confirmed.
Terms
Arbitration
Same as Google overall (see Google row, Consumer Apps tab).
Data sharing
See the Google/Alphabet row (Consumer Apps tab) for the major findings that apply directly to Chrome specifically: the 2024 Incognito-mode tracking settlement (requiring Google to destroy billions of records after secretly tracking users who believed they were browsing privately) is a CHROME-SPECIFIC finding, since Incognito Mode is a core Chrome feature. SEPARATE, RECENT SECURITY INCIDENT: malware campaigns (reported Dec 2025) affecting 2.2 MILLION Chrome, Firefox, and Edge users collectively stole meeting-related credentials/data — a browser-extension-based attack rather than a flaw in Chrome itself specifically.
Fees and billing
Not itemized this pass.
Contacts
Privacy contact. dpo-google@google.com (primary route is the Google privacy help form)
Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.
Mailing address. Google LLC, Attn: Data Protection, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Evidence
| Claim | Kind | Support | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Texas settled with Google for $1.375 billion. | fact | supported | none recorded |
| 2. Chrome Incognito was one of the three claim sets resolved by the settlement. | fact | unsupported | 1 (0 confirmed) |
| 3. Texas alleged the disclosures around Incognito were deceptive. | fact | supported | none recorded |
| 4. Google settled without admitting wrongdoing. | fact | unsupported | 1 (0 confirmed) |
| 5. Google was not required to change the product or add any consumer disclosure. | fact | unsupported | 1 (0 confirmed) |
| 6. It is the largest state privacy recovery ever obtained against Google. | fact | contradicted | 1 (1 confirmed) |
| 7. That combination is the finding: the recovery produced no mandated change to the feature that prompted it. | characterization | n/a | none recorded |
| 8. Chrome was among the browsers affected by the 2.2-million-user meeting-credential malware campaign. | fact | unsupported | 1 (0 confirmed) |
| 9. Cross-ref the Google/Alphabet row in Consumer Apps. | characterization | n/a | none recorded |
1 of 9 claims have a confirmed source of their own.
Sources
| Source | Claim | Tier | Status | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| regulator · 2025-10-31 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-finalizes-historic-settlement-google-and-secures-1375-billion-big-tech | Claim 2 | Unassigned | corrected | “the conclusion of two of the largest data privacy enforcement actions ever brought by a single state against the tech giant” Quote basis: not recorded. |
| none | Claim 4 | Unassigned | not found | No quote recorded. Quote basis: not recorded. |
| none | Claim 5 | Unassigned | not found | No quote recorded. Quote basis: not recorded. |
| regulator · 2025-05-09 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-historic-1375-billion-settlement-google-related-texans-data | Claim 6 | Unassigned | confirmed | “the highest recovery nationwide against Google for any attorney general's enforcement of state privacy laws” Quote basis: not recorded. |
| none | Claim 8 | Unassigned | not found | No quote recorded. Quote basis: not recorded. |
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy policy policies.google.com/privacy | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Terms of service policies.google.com/terms (governed by Google's overall Terms of Service) | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Website No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-finalizes-historic-settlement-google-and-secures-1375-billion-big-tech Verification: Verified - primary source confirmed | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.