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Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Google Incognito tab in any browser clarifies that while it prevents your browsing history from being saved on your device, it does not make your browsing completely private.
Websites you visit, your employer (if on a work network), and your internet service provider (ISP) can still track your online activity.
Hell it even has a link that leads directly to the privacy policy
I need to check into this, but maybe someone knows.
I assumed that if you’re using incognito and you don’t sign into your Google account, the activity wouldn’t be tied to your Google account. It might be recorded and sent to Google, but anonymously, unless you signed into Google/Gmail/YouTube/whatever, while incognito.
The obvious is that your activity wouldn’t end up on your Internet history in your non-incognito Chrome.
Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This was silently changed it used not to have the disclaimer sentence
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Silently? It’s been available for developers since January 2024. Major antivirus and security websites reported on it since then, to count:
malwarebytes.com/…/google-changes-wording-for-inc…
adguard.com/…/incognito-mode-disclaimer-change.ht….
It’s been widely reported at least since March 2024. It’s been well over a year since that
Hell even this meme is outdated, as the settlement is widely known since April 2024
engadget.com/google-says-it-will-destroy-browsing…
So I wouldn’t get why freak out like after a year?
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turmacar@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Incognito mode (Chrome) and Private mode (Safari/Firefox) and InPrivate Browsing (Edge/IE) have had disclaimers/explanations for years, Chrome just expanded the disclaimer after settling the suit. Unfortunately for them the judge didn’t know how the internet works any better than the plaintiffs. Winding back the odometer on a car doesn’t mean toll roads don’t know you drove there, it just means “you” have no record of it.
Opera / Vivaldi offer an integrated VPN, but they’re about the only ones other than stuff like the Tor Browser.