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by pilif 2511 days ago
No. This isn't about Google unlocking paywalls. This is about Google fixing a bug where the presence of Icognito Mode could be detected with JS which is totally against the premise of Incognito Mode whose purpose it is to be undetected, not to be detected as somebody wanting to be undetected.

Publishers can everybody to be logged in in order to read their content. Then none of this applies.
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AJ007 2511 days ago
“Intrusion attempt” as alleged in the article is more like an “intrusion attempt” by the publishers to exploit a bug in the user’s web browser.

Publishers have every ability to use some DRMed iOS app and bypass the web completely. Instead they want their cake (free SE & sharing traffic) and eat it too (paid or demographically tracked and ad targeted visitors.)

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shusson 2511 days ago
> Publishers can everybody to be logged in in order to read their content

This is part of the articles point. Forcing people to login is going to hurt conversion.

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