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by fl3tch 5055 days ago
After YouTube auto login was implemented, I started using a cookie manager. With one or two clicks you can enable or disable cookies, which logs you in or out. I don't want every random reddit video that I click on to show up in my YouTube history, so generally I leave it blocked except for when I actually want to view my subscriptions on YouTube.

Also, a fast way to do a logged out Google search, without switching browsers or entering private browsing mode, is to bookmark one of the IP addresses in the 74.125.225.0/25. Since cookies are domain specific and you're not on google.com, you'll be logged out.

4 comments

  > I don't want every random reddit video that I click on
  > to show up in my YouTube history
If you disable YouTube history, then you won't need to play weird games with your cookies.
The IP search is a great and super simple work around. Thanks a lot for that suggestions!
I simply use 2 different browsers. Firefox as main browser for what I would like to be tracked and Chrome incognito for visiting other websites. It's a pain but works fairly well.
But do you really think Google can't correlate between IP address, browser signature and your account?
Since most people (probably) just stay logged-in, would it really be worth the effort?