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Many mistakenly believe that Incognito Mode and other “private” modes block all tracking in web browsers. In reality, these modes only stop your browser recording internet history, any information entered into forms, and cookies on your device.But it’s a mistake to believe that you’re actually incognito as this mode does nothing to block websites or internet services tracking you. The change to the disclaimer in the pre-release version of Chrome comes as Google agreed to settle a $5 billion class-action lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users. The tweaked warning was spotted by the team at MSPowerUser, who stated that your activity might still be visible with icognito mode to: websites that you visit, your employer or school, your Internet service provider. It's been a rough week for Google Chrome, which is the most popular browser on the planet — accounting for over 60% of all internet traffic. The Californian firm had to issue an emergency patch to fix a security flaw in the browser that was being actively exploited by scammers... #google #privacy #googlechrome #browsersecurity #datatracking #securityawareness #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #cyber #lawsuits #privacyconcerns #privacyawareness #privacymatters
David Johnston
7mo
Use a different browser like Brave and it's incognito mode. Basically Chrome not plugged into Google. Use Duck-duck-go to search. Get a VPN and if you are really, really paranoid open the Private Window with Tor in Brave while your VPN turned on. I've never used the Tor window but I assume it works. This isn't advice if you are really putting your life on the line but should work for most.
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7moAfter the lawsuit they needed to, thanks for the info Michael Tchuindjang