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I hate to be defending Google on this, but their Incognito Mode repeatedly states that the only thing it does is hide your activity from users on your computer,

by efdee 6y ago

I hate to be defending Google on this, but their Incognito Mode repeatedly states that the only thing it does is hide your activity from users on your computer, and explicitly points out that web sites can still see your activity.

mindslight 6y ago
We're all familiar with "the large print giveth and the small print taketh away", but when a company uses the fine print to do the exact opposite of what the large print advertises, they are heading towards fraudulent behavior. The current result only makes sense if you appreciate how the technical details work together, and view Chrome and Analytics as independent entities - like if you're involved in tech. Take a step back and look at the high level combination of the two as one offering - Google offers to make you "incognito" and then actually does the exact opposite behind the scenes.
- salawat 6y ago
  Don't know why you're being downvoted. Whenever I've successfully explained how Google works as a company, with even the most favorable tilt while still being honest most non,techies see it as you describe. And like it or not the non jargonated users outnumber the jargon filled by many orders of magnitude, and they don't tend to react favorably when people talk out both sides of their mouth unless there id's something even more dire at stake.
- efdee 6y ago
  It's the main text of any new window or tab opened in Incognito Mode. 14px to be exact. That's not small print!
wilsonrocks 6y ago
Yep, I'm pretty sure for the majority of users it's for watching porn or logging in with a different account to something, rather than any expectation of privacy at the other end
- DreadY2K 6y ago
  I also use it on the rare occasions where I need to log in on someone else's computer. This way, I know all my logins will be ended when I close the browser.
  - three_seagrass 6y ago
    Haha same. When using the printer in my apartment's "tenant office", I can at least know that a sandboxed incognito window will offer some protection. Assuming someone hasn't installed a key logger or OS tracker :(

by efdee 6y ago

mindslight 6y ago

We're all familiar with "the large print giveth and the small print taketh away", but when a company uses the fine print to do the exact opposite of what the large print advertises, they are heading towards fraudulent behavior. The current result only makes sense if you appreciate how the technical details work together, and view Chrome and Analytics as independent entities - like if you're involved in tech. Take a step back and look at the high level combination of the two as one offering - Google offers to make you "incognito" and then actually does the exact opposite behind the scenes.

salawat 6y ago
Don't know why you're being downvoted. Whenever I've successfully explained how Google works as a company, with even the most favorable tilt while still being honest most non,techies see it as you describe. And like it or not the non jargonated users outnumber the jargon filled by many orders of magnitude, and they don't tend to react favorably when people talk out both sides of their mouth unless there id's something even more dire at stake.
efdee 6y ago
It's the main text of any new window or tab opened in Incognito Mode. 14px to be exact. That's not small print!

wilsonrocks 6y ago

Yep, I'm pretty sure for the majority of users it's for watching porn or logging in with a different account to something, rather than any expectation of privacy at the other end

DreadY2K 6y ago
I also use it on the rare occasions where I need to log in on someone else's computer. This way, I know all my logins will be ended when I close the browser.
- three_seagrass 6y ago
  Haha same. When using the printer in my apartment's "tenant office", I can at least know that a sandboxed incognito window will offer some protection. Assuming someone hasn't installed a key logger or OS tracker :(