To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy.
Yeah I’ve always assumed incognito mode is just for when you don’t want to have it save to your browser history or if you want to be able to log into a second account on a website.
Nah it’s basically the button cops press when they want to kill someone that turns off their body cam except it’s for when you don’t want the CIA to see you crank it to clown fart porn
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Am I the only one who knew Incognito mode simply didn’t keep history or cookies on the local machine?
I always assumed nothing changed on Google’s end.
You’re not the only one. But it might as well be a magic box for many people.
Yeah I’ve always assumed incognito mode is just for when you don’t want to have it save to your browser history or if you want to be able to log into a second account on a website.
Nah it’s basically the button cops press when they want to kill someone that turns off their body cam except it’s for when you don’t want the CIA to see you crank it to clown fart porn