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Google has always tracked me incognito. That’s never been what incognito is about.

JKCalhoun 3y ago
> Google has always tracked me I can be outraged at Google for tracking me regardless of what mode the browser is in. Or maybe that is what you are saying.
- gruez 3y ago
  >I can be outraged at Google for tracking me regardless of what mode the browser is in. Your browser, their server. It's like being upset amazon can track your orders even though you're using firefox.
  - JKCalhoun 3y ago
    If I'm using their server it is incidental. I'm not using Google search or Google maps. But all those other pesky web sites use Google analytics, etc....
    - gruez 3y ago
      It's not a prefect analogy but UPS/Fedex knows your package delivery history (number of parcels, weight of each parcel, the senders, whether you answered the door, etc.) yet you did not explicitly consent to them. Sure, there are some sites that proudly list what courier they use, but most sites I've seen don't.
      - skydhash 3y ago
        These are data essential for them to perform the offered services. And maybe some law obliges them to retain this data. But why does google feel entitled to track me? So that they can show me ads? I’m actively against showing ads.
        gruez 3y ago
        >But why does google feel entitled to track me? So that they can show me ads? I’m actively against showing ads. Sounds like hating on tracking is only incidental. In other words if google announced tomorrow that they won't do any sort of tracking, you'd still oppose them because they're still serving ads.
- rco8786 3y ago
  I’m just responding to the headline. “Google is tracking you even in incognito mode”. This has always been true. You’re welcome to whatever outrage you feel like. I’m just pointing out that nothing has changed. They were just forced to put up a disclaimer about it.
pbhjpbhj 3y ago
Netflix have an option to turn off history for users -- it's more like if that doesn't turn off the recording of history but only the display of history. It's absolutely the expectation of users that Google's Incognito mode makes you incognito to Google; of course normal users don't differentiate between the browser and the search engine accessed through the browser. Google themselves blur this line with the "Google" app, for example. Users think IE/Edge is "the internet", Google seemed to capitalist that thinking with the way they positioned themselves, on Android at least.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
  Netflix has to comply with VPPA. One of the few data protection laws in the US.

> Google has always tracked me I can be outraged at Google for tracking me regardless of what mode the browser is in. Or maybe that is what you are saying.

gruez 3y ago
>I can be outraged at Google for tracking me regardless of what mode the browser is in. Your browser, their server. It's like being upset amazon can track your orders even though you're using firefox.
- JKCalhoun 3y ago
  If I'm using their server it is incidental. I'm not using Google search or Google maps. But all those other pesky web sites use Google analytics, etc....
  - gruez 3y ago
    It's not a prefect analogy but UPS/Fedex knows your package delivery history (number of parcels, weight of each parcel, the senders, whether you answered the door, etc.) yet you did not explicitly consent to them. Sure, there are some sites that proudly list what courier they use, but most sites I've seen don't.
    - skydhash 3y ago
      These are data essential for them to perform the offered services. And maybe some law obliges them to retain this data. But why does google feel entitled to track me? So that they can show me ads? I’m actively against showing ads.
      - gruez 3y ago
        >But why does google feel entitled to track me? So that they can show me ads? I’m actively against showing ads. Sounds like hating on tracking is only incidental. In other words if google announced tomorrow that they won't do any sort of tracking, you'd still oppose them because they're still serving ads.
rco8786 3y ago
I’m just responding to the headline. “Google is tracking you even in incognito mode”. This has always been true. You’re welcome to whatever outrage you feel like. I’m just pointing out that nothing has changed. They were just forced to put up a disclaimer about it.

pbhjpbhj 3y ago

Netflix have an option to turn off history for users -- it's more like if that doesn't turn off the recording of history but only the display of history. It's absolutely the expectation of users that Google's Incognito mode makes you incognito to Google; of course normal users don't differentiate between the browser and the search engine accessed through the browser. Google themselves blur this line with the "Google" app, for example. Users think IE/Edge is "the internet", Google seemed to capitalist that thinking with the way they positioned themselves, on Android at least.

kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
Netflix has to comply with VPPA. One of the few data protection laws in the US.