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Google Discloses That Incognito Mode in Chrome Isn't Entirely 'Private' (news.itsfoss.com)

submitted 10 months ago by tardigrada@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Google was already in the middle of a class-action lawsuit regarding the incognito mode, where they were accused of tracking user activity. And, they agreed to settle the lawsuit.

To conclude that and move on, they will have to make the necessary changes to prevent another lawsuit against them.

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Of course, a better course of action could have been “actually” improving the incognito mode instead of just updating the notice.

An even better course of action is for people to switch to a browser that care about users' privacy and block trackers by default.

Google makes billions from targeted advertising every year, don't expect it to improve privacy unless it's forced to by regulation or competition.

[–] grandel@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah if you use a google product and expect privacy, you dont know how google makes money.

[–] tardigrada@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

Google makes billions from targeted advertising every year, don't expect it to improve privacy unless it's forced to by regulation or competition.

Yeah, I have been wondering my whole life that there are so many people believing in 'privacy tools' by companies like Google. This is one of the things that mystifies me most.

[–] Liberbara@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Agree! Here's a video for anyone who's looking for some help in this front from our friends of Techlore