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It’s called incognito mode. Isn’t the icon a little spy or something? The fine-print might indicate otherwise, but I think it is obvious why non-technical peop

It’s called incognito mode. Isn’t the icon a little spy or something? The fine-print might indicate otherwise, but I think it is obvious why non-technical people were confused.

caseyohara 2y ago
I'm curious, what would you call it instead? Safari and Firefox call it "Private Browsing". I wonder if that's any better.
- bee_rider 2y ago
  Maybe the button could be something along the lines of “Keep website history.”
  - KeplerBoy 2y ago
    More like "pause website history"
    - bee_rider 2y ago
      It could be a toggle, which actually would probably be more representative of the significance. Having a whole “mode” makes it seem way bigger of a difference than it actually is.
nl 2y ago
It's not exactly fine print! It's clearly stated everytime you open an Incognito window. Your activity might still be visible to: Websites that you visit Your employer or school Your Internet service provider There's a "Learn more" link and if it was hidden there you'd have a point, but it's hard to imagine how to make this more clear.