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

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[-] scrappydoo@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

“If you’re concerned, for whatever reason, you do not wish to be tracked by federal and state authorities, my strong recommendation is to use [Google Chrome’s] incognito mode.”

Eric Schmidt, 2014

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/01/05/super-cookies-can-track-you-over-google-incognito/

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I stand corrected

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