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Google admits Chrome Incognito mode tracks users — what you need to know (www.tomsguide.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The computer has the ability to make accounts, so people have their own personal spaces.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm many use cases, yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've never seen someone use this in the home (i.e., non-business/school) environment.

Browsers have their own user profiles now, but that's a much newer feature than Incognito mode.