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		Ukv on Jan 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google is tracking you even in incognito mode, new... I think wording like "browse the web privately", the disguise icon, and the name of "incognito" can very easily suggest that the purpose is hiding your identity from websites.

notyourwork on Jan 21, 2024 | [–]

Reminds me of Tesla full self driving. It’s not really fully autonomous but we will call it that anyway.

WhackyIdeas on Jan 21, 2024 | [–]

I’d go further - people would think it meant that not even Google would be recording their browsing.

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