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Google Faces Austrian Privacy Complaint by NOYB Over Privacy Sandbox Tracking

Jun 13, 2024, 01:34 PM

Alphabet's Google has been hit with a privacy complaint by Austrian advocacy group NOYB. The complaint, filed on June 13, alleges that Google has been tracking users of its Chrome Web browser through its Privacy Sandbox feature. NOYB claims that the Privacy Sandbox, which is presented as a privacy feature, actually tricks users into consenting to online tracking using dark patterns. The advocacy group argues that the system behind the Sandbox API still tracks a user's web browsing history, contradicting its purported privacy benefits.