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.
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 5 days 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Hell even this meme is outdated, as the settlement is widely known since April 2024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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