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  1. Firefox just added #Vulkan video decoding, and tech enthusiasts everywhere are losing their collective minds over what can only be described as the most earth-shattering #update of the decade. 🚀🎉 Meanwhile, most users are still trying to figure out how to open "incognito mode" without deleting their browsing history. 🤦‍♂️🔍
    github.com/search #Firefox #TechEnthusiasts #IncognitoMode #VideoDecoding #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Firefox just added #Vulkan video decoding, and tech enthusiasts everywhere are losing their collective minds over what can only be described as the most earth-shattering #update of the decade. 🚀🎉 Meanwhile, most users are still trying to figure out how to open "incognito mode" without deleting their browsing history. 🤦‍♂️🔍
    github.com/search #Firefox #TechEnthusiasts #IncognitoMode #VideoDecoding #HackerNews #ngated

  3. Incognito or private mode prevents your browser from saving local data, such as history, cookies, and form data, on your device, ensuring privacy from other users of that computer. However, it does not hide your activity from websites, internet service providers (ISPs), employers, or protect against malware and phishing.

    #INTERNET #security #PrivacyMatters #incognito #incognitomode

    #tech #technology

  4. Incognito or private mode prevents your browser from saving local data, such as history, cookies, and form data, on your device, ensuring privacy from other users of that computer. However, it does not hide your activity from websites, internet service providers (ISPs), employers, or protect against malware and phishing.

    #INTERNET #security #PrivacyMatters #incognito #incognitomode

    #tech #technology

  5. "I stopped using " #Incognito Mode" for #privacy after learning about #fingerprinting"

    #Incognitomode is one of the biggest privacy misnomers. The name is designed to make you feel like you're protected #online, that what you're #browsing is #anonymous and hidden away from the world.

    But in reality, #privatebrowsing isn't private, and that needs to be addressed.

    makeuseof.com/why-fingerprinti

  6. "I stopped using " #Incognito Mode" for #privacy after learning about #fingerprinting"

    #Incognitomode is one of the biggest privacy misnomers. The name is designed to make you feel like you're protected #online, that what you're #browsing is #anonymous and hidden away from the world.

    But in reality, #privatebrowsing isn't private, and that needs to be addressed.

    makeuseof.com/why-fingerprinti

  7. Oh, joy! Someone finally found a way to #exploit the one thing we all thought was too trivial to worry about: #favicons. 🔍💀 Who knew your little browser icon was actually a super sleuth in disguise, even in incognito mode? Time to put on your tinfoil hats, folks! 🧢✨
    github.com/jonasstrehle/superc #browsersecurity #incognitomode #cybersecurity #awareness #tinfoilhats #HackerNews #ngated

  8. Oh, joy! Someone finally found a way to #exploit the one thing we all thought was too trivial to worry about: #favicons. 🔍💀 Who knew your little browser icon was actually a super sleuth in disguise, even in incognito mode? Time to put on your tinfoil hats, folks! 🧢✨
    github.com/jonasstrehle/superc #browsersecurity #incognitomode #cybersecurity #awareness #tinfoilhats #HackerNews #ngated

  9. How-To Geek: Using Incognito Mode? These 7 Entities Can Still Track You. “There’s a common perception that using private browsing modes makes it so no one can see which sites you’re using, or what you do on them, but the truth is that the only place these modes hide anything is on your own computer. All of these other entities can see exactly where you’re spending time online.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/01/how-to-geek-using-incognito-mode-these-7-entities-can-still-track-you/

  10. Google Chrome introduces IP address protection for private browsing: Google Chrome will mask IP addresses in Incognito mode starting May 2025, limiting third-party tracking while preserving essential services. ppc.land/google-chrome-introdu #GoogleChrome #IncognitoMode #PrivacyProtection #IPMasking #CyberSecurity

  11. Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches - Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases s... - wired.com/story/cryptographers #incognitomode #science

  12. Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches - Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases s... - wired.com/story/cryptographers #incognitomode #science

  13. @villetakanen The whole problem with Google/Alphabet is that they sell us "data security" but call it "privacy". This is, what they did with #IncognitoMode as well. Of course, Google doesn't want anyone else to have their data, while everyone else shares with Google. But who would Google be interested in sharing data with, really? Of course, they don't need to share their capital with 3rd parties. They benefit the most from this data anyway.

  14. @villetakanen The whole problem with Google/Alphabet is that they sell us "data security" but call it "privacy". This is, what they did with #IncognitoMode as well. Of course, Google doesn't want anyone else to have their data, while everyone else shares with Google. But who would Google be interested in sharing data with, really? Of course, they don't need to share their capital with 3rd parties. They benefit the most from this data anyway.

  15. We praise thee, Google, for thy commitment
    To protecting our internet visit
    Though it may have tracked
    Your private browsing is backed
    Through this new settlement agreement issued

    #google #privacy #incognitomode #lawsuit #ode #poetry

    abcnews.go.com/Technology/wire

  16. We praise thee, Google, for thy commitment
    To protecting our internet visit
    Though it may have tracked
    Your private browsing is backed
    Through this new settlement agreement issued

    #google #privacy #incognitomode #lawsuit #ode #poetry

    abcnews.go.com/Technology/wire

  17. devcodef1.com/news/1086717/inc #Google #privacy #Chrome #incognitomode
    Google Chrome's Incognito Mode has been a topic of confusion for many users, with some employees of the company also expressing concerns. While the mode promises private browsing, it does not provide true anonymity. This has led to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in California, where Google is accused of violating wiretapping laws and collecting user data even in Incognito Mo

  18. devcodef1.com/news/1086717/inc #Google #privacy #Chrome #incognitomode
    Google Chrome's Incognito Mode has been a topic of confusion for many users, with some employees of the company also expressing concerns. While the mode promises private browsing, it does not provide true anonymity. This has led to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in California, where Google is accused of violating wiretapping laws and collecting user data even in Incognito Mo

  19. Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

    Google has indicated that it is... - arstechnica.com/?p=1992954 #incognitomode #classaction #lawsuit #privacy #policy #chrome #google

  20. Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

    Google has indicated that it is... - arstechnica.com/?p=1992954 #incognitomode #classaction #lawsuit #privacy #policy #chrome #google

  21. Strangely enough, my phone *does* update both the #HTML and #CSS if I use #IncognitoMode in #Chrome. But *only* if I use Incognito Mode.

    For it to show the updated #website otherwise, I have to manually delete my browser's cache.