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I just hate that this web-site demands to exit incognito mode or log in in order to read the article.

by sAbakumoff 8y ago

saagarjha 8y ago
Works for me in Safari. What browser are you using?
- thomasmarcelis 8y ago
  Works in firefox as well, but in chrome: https://i.imgur.com/KTN1Jnf.png https://i.imgur.com/KTN1Jnf.png
  - StudentStuff 8y ago
    Perhaps turn off Javascript? I use a nice little JS toggle plugin in Firefox for that, and apparently I disabled JS for this site in the past, which is a sign they tried some BS when I last visited (and the site functioned fine without JS) :P
  - askvictor 8y ago
    Even worse, on Chrome mobile, the bottom section is cut off and unscrollable. I'm guessing it's to stop the soft paywall workaround of opening in incognito?
- sAbakumoff 8y ago
  I'm using Brave
  - forgot-my-pw 8y ago
    Brave is based on Chromium, how are they able to claim "loads major news sites 2 to 8 times faster than Chrome/Safari on mobile and 2 times faster than Chrome on desktop"? Just simply by running an adblocker?
    - sAbakumoff 8y ago
      That's a good question...I don't care about the performance of a browser because nowadays everything loads instantly anyways. Brave has built in anti-ad features, also can operate in TOR mode and that's pretty much the only reason of why I'm using it.
dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
I hate it, too. In any case, if the incognito mode can be detected, it's a bug in the browser. Way to go, Google.
- StudentStuff 8y ago
  Slightly surprising that Google Chrome is bringing up the back of the pack when it comes to incognito mode, Firefox and Safari can both view this site without the popup complaining about using incognito mode.
  - bad_user 8y ago
    Not defending Chrome, but if websites are willingly blocking users carrying about their privacy, then maybe you shouldn't read those websites. Paying with your wallet or your eyeballs works. Most of the time reading such articles is a time waste anyway.
    - dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
      One doesn't exclude the other. I'm going to let the website owner know, but at the same time I'd expect the browser vendors to take greater care about protecting the private mode.
  - icebraining 8y ago
    Maybe the site developers simply didn't care about detecting the mode in other browsers.
  - pxtail 8y ago
    > Slightly surprising that Google Chrome is bringing up the back of the pack Actually that's quite opposite to surprising in this case - tracking users and their behaviors is googles bread and butter so this is probably feature, not a bug
- Vinnl 8y ago
  Apparently private browsing is pretty easy to detect in any browser: > Also yes, in case you didn't know, there's lots of ways to detect private browsing using JavaScript. It's kinda dumb that browsers don't work harder to make it imperceptible. https://toot.cafe/@nolan/101189400134875073 https://toot.cafe/@nolan/101189400134875073

I just hate that this web-site demands to exit incognito mode or log in in order to read the article.

saagarjha 8y ago

Works for me in Safari. What browser are you using?

thomasmarcelis 8y ago
Works in firefox as well, but in chrome: https://i.imgur.com/KTN1Jnf.png https://i.imgur.com/KTN1Jnf.png
- StudentStuff 8y ago
  Perhaps turn off Javascript? I use a nice little JS toggle plugin in Firefox for that, and apparently I disabled JS for this site in the past, which is a sign they tried some BS when I last visited (and the site functioned fine without JS) :P
- askvictor 8y ago
  Even worse, on Chrome mobile, the bottom section is cut off and unscrollable. I'm guessing it's to stop the soft paywall workaround of opening in incognito?
sAbakumoff 8y ago
I'm using Brave
- forgot-my-pw 8y ago
  Brave is based on Chromium, how are they able to claim "loads major news sites 2 to 8 times faster than Chrome/Safari on mobile and 2 times faster than Chrome on desktop"? Just simply by running an adblocker?
  - sAbakumoff 8y ago
    That's a good question...I don't care about the performance of a browser because nowadays everything loads instantly anyways. Brave has built in anti-ad features, also can operate in TOR mode and that's pretty much the only reason of why I'm using it.

dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago

I hate it, too. In any case, if the incognito mode can be detected, it's a bug in the browser. Way to go, Google.

StudentStuff 8y ago
Slightly surprising that Google Chrome is bringing up the back of the pack when it comes to incognito mode, Firefox and Safari can both view this site without the popup complaining about using incognito mode.
- bad_user 8y ago
  Not defending Chrome, but if websites are willingly blocking users carrying about their privacy, then maybe you shouldn't read those websites. Paying with your wallet or your eyeballs works. Most of the time reading such articles is a time waste anyway.
  - dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
    One doesn't exclude the other. I'm going to let the website owner know, but at the same time I'd expect the browser vendors to take greater care about protecting the private mode.
- icebraining 8y ago
  Maybe the site developers simply didn't care about detecting the mode in other browsers.
- pxtail 8y ago
  > Slightly surprising that Google Chrome is bringing up the back of the pack Actually that's quite opposite to surprising in this case - tracking users and their behaviors is googles bread and butter so this is probably feature, not a bug
Vinnl 8y ago
Apparently private browsing is pretty easy to detect in any browser: > Also yes, in case you didn't know, there's lots of ways to detect private browsing using JavaScript. It's kinda dumb that browsers don't work harder to make it imperceptible. https://toot.cafe/@nolan/101189400134875073 https://toot.cafe/@nolan/101189400134875073