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This seems so odd. What if the browser wasn't made by Google? What about equivalent modes in other browsers? Incognito mode was actually quite innovative in 20
by Gunax 3y ago
This seems so odd. What if the browser wasn't made by Google? What about equivalent modes in other browsers?
Incognito mode was actually quite innovative in 2007. And i thought the warning page when you open it is quite clear.
- Piskvorrr 3y agoI suppose Google being both the browser vendor AND an Analytics provider complicates things somewhat...
- linuxandrew 3y agoGoogle has been using fingerprinting (aka Detection Bits as mentioned in the settlement agreement) to identify individuals for a long but they don't implement RFP (Resist Fingerprinting) in Incognito Mode. Thankfully there were some small wins in the settlement, otherwise one might ask what exactly the point of Incognito Mode actually is?
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoUsers can't read, and if they could, they wouldn't