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by hiptobecubic 1724 days ago
"Incognito" isn't even that suggestive of a name. Compare that with e.g "Full Self Driving."

If I go to a party incognito, I don't expect to leave no physical trace of my presence.
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a5aAqU 1724 days ago
> If I go to a party incognito, I don't expect to leave no physical trace of my presence.

It's more like going to a party hosted by someone who makes a living by tracking you, where you were told that you are going to be incognito. But secretly, behind the scenes, you're still being tracked by the host of the party using a different technique.

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whoknowswhat11 1724 days ago
Doesn't incognito mode warn you that you will be tracked.

I always understood it to be about avoiding leaving details of your browsing on a shared computer.

How does google block your ISP / website from doing their usual stuff (ie, google analytics etc).

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a5aAqU 1724 days ago
> Doesn't incognito mode warn you that you will be tracked.

It says some websites "might" track you. It doesn't let you know that Google itself is going to track you.

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