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Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users(www.ghacks.net)

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uuhhhhmmmm@sh.itjust.works
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I was always curious why is it called Incognito or Private mode? Temporary or Guest session would make more sense: “You’ve entered a Temporary session. Your browsing history and cookies will not be saved.”

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Spotlight7573@lemmy.world
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Guest sessions already exist in the profile menu and is a separate feature. Guest doesn’t save history/cookies/etc locally but also doesn’t use your existing history, extensions, bookmarks, settings, etc. It’s intended more for an actual guest user to sign into temporarily.

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Rediphile@lemmy.ca
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I don’t believe it was ever called ‘private mode’, or am I wrong on this?

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GhostMatter@lemmy.ca
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Private Mode is on Firefox.

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FoxBJK@midwest.social
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Safari and Brave also both call it a private window

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Octopus1348@lemy.lol
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On Firefox it’s called Private mode, on Edge it’s called InPrivate mode.

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redfellow@sopuli.xyz
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private browsing term appears in desktop and Android. Apple also uses the term.

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Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
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Private Browsing, for browsing private parts.

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Buck@lemmy.world
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Private Browsing, at your service 🫡

https://youtu.be/G5VEftRH12Y?si=w1iKyRrA1Gu-TZbh

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