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What would you call it?
by bpodgursky 4y ago
What would you call it?
- tlogan 4y agoNo profile mode? Browsing as guests user?
- nabakin 4y agoGuest mode?
- insanitybit 4y agoGuest users are their own thing already in Chrome. And you do have a profile, you can even bring extensions into your incognito mode.
- wil421 4y agoNo history browsing. Or have a disclaimer that the ad company can still see what you’re doing.
- screamingninja 4y ago> Your activity isn’t hidden from websites you visit, your employer or school, or your internet service provider. I see this disclaimer every time I launch incognito mode. Does it not count?
- wil421 4y agoThere’s a huge difference in your internet provider being able to see your browsing history versus software labeled incognito or private browsing.
- nabakin 4y agoBe more explicit and call it something like "Reduced tracking mode" (could shorten to "RT mode"), "Guest mode", "Privacy-focused mode", etc. There are a bunch of names which could provide better understanding although they're probably not the best for marketing
- luckylion 4y agoBut it doesn't reduce the tracking at all, it only doesn't persist cache, cookies + history beyond the browser session.
- nabakin 4y agoCookies contain tracking information so removing those 'reduces tracking'
- int_19h 4y agoPretty much all other browser vendors use some term derived from "private".
- npteljes 4y agoGuest mode describes it best, I think. It's a relatable term, as the concept of guests is universal, and it's indeed one of the uses of incognito / private mode.
- nabakin 4y agoThe only potential problem I see is users confusing it with the guest account on Chrome
- svnpenn 4y agowhy do you act like Google Chrome is the only browser? All you have to do is look at what other browsers do. For example, Firefox calls it "New Private Window"
- yourad_io 4y agoClean slate mode