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by Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 3267 days ago
Incognito mode doesn't do anything to hide your location or IP (basically the same thing on non-mobile). It's really just meant as a porn mode: nothing you do is saved to disk.
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Good for temporary logins to services when using someone else's machine as well.
As long as your threat model is "I'm worried I'll forget to log out, but I'm not worried I'll forget to close all the incognito windows".

If you're worried about the foreign machine compromising your accounts, incognito mode will do nothing to help you.