Google admits Chrome Incognito mode tracks users — what you need to know::Google is adding new disclaimers to Chrome after the search giant settled a class-action lawsuit regarding how incognito mode isn’t actually as private as it appears to be.

  • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I thought the general assumption was that incognito mode was designed to stop websites from tracking you, not the browser.

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      10 months ago

      It’s neither. It’s to stop recording in your local history. To stop people who might be using the same computer as you from snooping.

      Look at how they marketed it when it first came out. It’s when you want to buy your partner a gift without them knowing.