Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users

Lee Duna · 11 months ago

@[email protected] · 11 months ago

I don’t believe it was ever called ‘private mode’, or am I wrong on this?

@[email protected] · 11 months ago

Private Mode is on Firefox.

@[email protected] · 11 months ago

Safari and Brave also both call it a private window

@T156 · 11 months ago

Internet Explorer also called it “InPrivate”.

@[email protected] · 11 months ago

And Edge still does.

Something Burger 🍔 · 11 months ago

Private Browsing, for browsing private parts.

Buck · edit-2 11 months ago

Private Browsing, at your service 🫡

@[email protected] · 11 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

redfellow · 11 months ago

private browsing term appears in desktop and Android. Apple also uses the term.

@[email protected] · edit-2 11 months ago

On Firefox it’s called Private mode, on Edge it’s called InPrivate mode.