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Google admits Chrome Incognito mode tracks users — what you need to know (www.tomsguide.com)

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Google admits Chrome Incognito mode tracks users — what you need to know::Google is adding new disclaimers to Chrome after the search giant settled a class-action lawsuit regarding how incognito mode isn’t actually as private as it appears to be.

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[-] heartfelthumburger@sopuli.xyz 17 points 10 months ago

Yeah I'm surprised this is news to some people. I thought everyone already knew this...

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Well remember they just got rid of the 🔒 icon because too many people thought it meant the site was safe.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

All that https effort and they gave up the lock? Dang. Google kills everything.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Fortunately, they also killed the mindbogglingly stupid idea of forcibly hiding https:// in the address bar. (It may be off by default, but you can turn it on.)

[-] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It's because of that https effort. Everything should be assumed to be https and only http or misconfigured/bad https gets a warning. No need to show a lock when it can be assumed and it was getting misinterpreted. Now they can use that spot to show something indicating controls and someone might actually click on it and see they can set site specific permissions and settings there.

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