$5 billion Google lawsuit over “Incognito mode” tracking moves a step closer to trial
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Did you know that private browsing modes aren’t very private?

$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked…::Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over tracking internet activity even after users activated Chrome’s “Incognito mode” was denied.

    • TacoEvent@lemmy.zipEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      This is true for all browsers that have an incognito mode, not just Firefox.

      Unless you’re using Tor, there’s not really a way to go 99% incognito.

        • Flykr@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          Firefox is the only mainstream browser with source code written in full by a nonprofit. That’s more than enough for me to evangelize it. Let me know how manifest 3 and the chromium web drm implementation treat you.

    • Hate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      Firefox can happily lie to you and you’ll buy it, you’ll buy it so much that you don’t see in between the lines.

      bruh chill, how tf they lying? the feature works exactly as expected/advertised. it’s not Mozilla’s fault if people don’t know how to read.

      “Important: Private Browsing does not make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer, or the sites themselves can still gather information about pages you visit. Private Browsing also doesn’t protect you from keyloggers or spyware that may be installed on your computer. To learn more, see Common Myths about Private Browsing.”

      quote from: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history

      additional: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/common-myths-about-private-browsing

        • Hate@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          LOL! All of your sources are from Mozilla themselves. Delicious bias irony.

          Not ironic at all. If missing the point was a flavor, you’d be the most delicious dish.

          When Mozilla says that “Private Browsing does not make you anonymous on the Internet” you’re saying they’re lying? Are you telling me that private browsing does make you Anon? In that case you’re the liar.

          Of course I’m going to link to Mozilla to give an example of their claims (true or not.) maybe if you think that they’re lying about the claim of “private browsing not making you anonymous” try to provide some reasoning as to why :)

    • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Good luck, I’m behind 7 proxies. It sounds like the FF feature works as intended