I read through the original complaint[1] and had a few observations that made me scratch my head. 1. All other browsers' private/incognito modes behave the sam

I read through the original complaint[1] and had a few observations that made me scratch my head. 1. All other browsers' private/incognito modes behave the same. Then why do they expect Chrome to behave differently? Is the complaint about Google Analytics collecting data, or about Chrome making false promises? 2. It never explains how the information sent to Google Analytics can be tied to your person. A public IP address is generally not good enough. Forensically maybe, when combined with ISP logs, but not routinely at scale. 3. It asserts that Google is using this information "nefariously", without going into detail: "This does not mean that Google does not utilize and/or monetize this data in any way. Google does. It merely changes the form of storage after the data has served Google’s nefarious uses." 4. It points out that this kind of information is so valuable to Google that they run a program where they pay people to observe their behavior. But, the whole complaint is about how Google collects that information already. Why have a separate program where they pay users? 5. Classifying visiting a website in incognito mode as "confidential communication" is a bit of a stretch, but that's the centerpiece of their complaint. [1] https://www.classaction.org/media/brown-et-al-v-google-llc-et-al.pdf https://www.classaction.org/media/brown-et-al-v-google-llc-e... Disclosure: I work for Google, but not in Chrome or GA. The opinions expressed in this post are mine.