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incognito doesn't include cookies from your regular sessions

• diggan 10y ago
  Sure, my point being that you should search for the URL, not just go to it without cookies. So your refer header is set to be from Google
  • webmaven 10y ago
    My experience has been that the additional step of searching for the headline isn't necessary for publications that implement an "X free articles a month" policy, since they don't make any exception for search results in any case.
  • webmaven 10y ago
    Aaaand... it looks like the blanket statement in my other (sibling) reply is not currently true of the WSJ (though it still works for NYTimes). IOW, you're right, an incognito window by itself is not sufficient, you do need to be referred by a search engine. Or at least, WSJ continues to test various policies: http://digiday.com/publishers/wall-street-journal-paywall-google/ http://digiday.com/publishers/wall-street-journal-paywall-go... How annoying. Well, we can always use an that lets you set the REFERER header on a per-site basis,[1] or even one preset specifically for bypassing paywalls.[2] [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/referer-control/hnkcfpcejkafcihlgbojoidoihckciin https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/referer-control/hn... [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paywall-bypass/fnmlcoafnpoldhbinjadiafpodpcoimb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paywall-bypass/fnm...