Title: "Google Faces Lawsuits Over Collecting User Data Without Consent"

A U.S. appellate court ruled that Google must face lawsuits filed by users who accuse the tech giant of collecting their personal data on its Chrome browser without their consent, according to Agence France-Presse. The plaintiffs chose not to sync Chrome with their Google account (such as Gmail or YouTube). They believed, based on the conditions outlined by the browser at the time of selection, "that certain personal information would not be collected and used by Google," as explained by the appellate court in San Francisco in a decision published online on Tuesday. The globally leading digital advertising company, like its competitor Meta (Facebook and Instagram), has faced numerous lawsuits in recent years regarding data privacy issues.