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Does Incognito mode solve this problem? I thought it mostly prevented data from being stored on your local computer; I did not think it was effective against tr

Does Incognito mode solve this problem? I thought it mostly prevented data from being stored on your local computer; I did not think it was effective against tracking.

Swizec 8y ago
It improves tracking by fisabling your ad blocker.
- icebraining 8y ago
  Maybe in Chrom*, but not in Firefox.
- mindslight 8y ago
  As someone who has used chromium incognito as a crutch, 100% this. Browsers need to be seriously redesigned with privacy (aka security) in mind. The javascript execution environment needs to be gutted to remove security leaks like screen/window size. And incompetently (/maliciously) designed APIs like websockets need to be thrown right out.
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    The main browser makers get huge incomes from advertising. That's not going to make them want to spend a lot on protecting users from advertising.
nil_pointer 8y ago
You can still track someone in incognito. Things like your system installed fonts, installed plugins, and canvas fingerprint give you away.