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Private-mode browsing has to just go away. It has always been misrepresented about what it does. Even the one, narrow use case it was originally intended for --
by whoopdedo 6y ago
Private-mode browsing has to just go away. It has always been misrepresented about what it does. Even the one, narrow use case it was originally intended for -- hiding browsing history from other users of the computer -- it never did a very good job at. Its continued presence confuses and misleads people, as this article demonstrates. I imagine the only reason it sticks around is so developers don't have to face the "bad optics" of removing a so-called privacy feature.
- recursive 6y agoI use it regularly. I find it extremely useful to repeat a request without any initial cookies. Without permanently removing the cookies I had Some people probably don't have a use for it, but I'd be amazed if I'm the only one who does.