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> Youtube is actually very good at reliably determining it's you who's in that private window Maybe, but it respects the "private" mode far enough to create a
by alpaca128 5y ago
> Youtube is actually very good at reliably determining it's you who's in that private window
Maybe, but it respects the "private" mode far enough to create a separate profile for that. Browsing in private windows is like starting with a fresh account, and over time it'll adapt to the videos there provided you don't switch the device/reinstall the OS etc. (the latter is the reason I know that...I did a lot of distro-hopping for a while)
- ______- 5y agoI'm referring to this when I talk about WebGL fingerprinting: https://jonatron.github.io/webgl-fingerprinting/ https://jonatron.github.io/webgl-fingerprinting/ Since Youtube fingerprints your device, it builds a shadow profile tied to that device, so that even in incognito/private sessions, you will get recommended videos that you recently watched, despite the anecdotal claims of others that they don't encounter this. The only way to defeat that is to use an entirely separate device on a separate network that has a different fingerprint.
- lupire 5y agoWhy do you think this is true? What would the point of these half-baked personalization instead of regular personalization? Why would YouTube work so hard to personalize content for people who are explicitly opting out of personalization? Who even benefits?