Google’s Pichai Ordered to Answer Queries About ‘Incognito’ Mode

Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai must face questioning in a California federal court lawsuit over privacy concerns surrounding Google’s “incognito” web browsing mode.

Lawyers for the consumers who sued want to ask Pichai about user misconceptions of their privacy online while using Google’s Chrome browser. Pichai is subject to up to two hours of testimony under an order issued Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

The lawsuit, filed in June 2020, alleges that Google tracks users even when they’re browsing in incognito mode. Google disputes the claims, arguing that its privacy disclosures make clear ...