Chromes new Incognito warning admits Google collects your data in "private" mode

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/chrome-updates-incognito-warning-to-admit-google-tracks-users-in-private-mode/

by schalkneethling • 3 years ago

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jqpabc123• 3 years ago

For all practical purposes "Google" is synonymous with "privacy invasion".

evilDagmar• 3 years ago

This is shameful fear-mongering. It's not even any kind of "secret" that websites you visit will know you were there. It's literally the first bullet point in the list. Will Google now also be expected to mention that Incognito mode also can't do anything about Amazon or Facebook tracking you, or any of the dozens of other marketing companies that aggregate and collate IP address information to create profiles of people as they wander from website to website? Either you're using a VPN and a TOR browser or you will be tracked by marketing people who simply do not care how private you want to be. It's their literal 9-to-5 job to breach your "privacy".

I really expected ArsTechnica to know better than to spin this nonsense.

heyoni• 3 years ago

I made this exact argument on lemmy and wondered if I was totally missing something or if the article was in fact a nothing burger.

deafpolygon• 3 years ago

In other news, water is wet. Back to you.

extraduder_ire• 3 years ago

Anyone have a screenshot of what the new warning looks like? The comments on the article didn't help.

shaftway• 3 years ago

The article links to their source, which has a before and after screenshot: https://mspoweruser.com/google-updates-chrome-incognito-disc...

Chromes new Incognito warning admits Google collects your data in "private" mode

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