I switched away from chrome a while ago, but this is just stupid. Incognito has always said that it can’t stop sties from tracking you. It’s always been about stopping stuff from being stored locally. Here’s the message:
If you read that and thought it did more than it said, that’s on you.
I think what people are complaining about is that Google itself is tracking you. Not just with cookies, but with the chrome browser. Everything you do goes back to Google, regardless of their silly Google analytics, JavaScript tag that people block.
Just like I woke up, but it was probably there for a while.
Regarding documentation… I mean, it’s Google… C’mon. I’m sure there’s lots of stuff about them spying with minimal searching (don’t use Google.com though, hahaha)
Nah, it might not have been. Have been dealing with federation issues that I think may only have sorted themselves out mere minutes before your comment.
I’m sure there’s lots of stuff about them spying with minimal searching
Eh, not good enough. They’ve got a lot of spying, but this is a specific claim. It needs to be supported by specific evidence.
It’s like when people claim that Google devices are constantly recording audio and sending it back to base. Nobody has ever found evidence of it, and claims that they are are usually better explained by things like “they are recording your geolocation, and the geolocation of people you’re with, and the things that the people you’re with are Googling”. That’s enough data on its own, there’s no need to reach for conspiratorial claims that lack evidence.
If there’s actual evidence that the browser itself is sending tracking data back while in Incognito which links your non-incognito profile to what you’re doing incognito, I’m concerned. But if it’s just assumptions people are leaping to, I’m gonna go back to Occam’s razor and make fewer assumptions.
I switched away from chrome a while ago, but this is just stupid. Incognito has always said that it can’t stop sties from tracking you. It’s always been about stopping stuff from being stored locally. Here’s the message:
If you read that and thought it did more than it said, that’s on you.
I think what people are complaining about is that Google itself is tracking you. Not just with cookies, but with the chrome browser. Everything you do goes back to Google, regardless of their silly Google analytics, JavaScript tag that people block.
Hey out of interest, did my comment just show up for you?
Wow really? Has that actually been documented? Because yeah, that definitely changes things in my mind.
Just like I woke up, but it was probably there for a while.
Regarding documentation… I mean, it’s Google… C’mon. I’m sure there’s lots of stuff about them spying with minimal searching (don’t use Google.com though, hahaha)
Nah, it might not have been. Have been dealing with federation issues that I think may only have sorted themselves out mere minutes before your comment.
Eh, not good enough. They’ve got a lot of spying, but this is a specific claim. It needs to be supported by specific evidence.
It’s like when people claim that Google devices are constantly recording audio and sending it back to base. Nobody has ever found evidence of it, and claims that they are are usually better explained by things like “they are recording your geolocation, and the geolocation of people you’re with, and the things that the people you’re with are Googling”. That’s enough data on its own, there’s no need to reach for conspiratorial claims that lack evidence.
If there’s actual evidence that the browser itself is sending tracking data back while in Incognito which links your non-incognito profile to what you’re doing incognito, I’m concerned. But if it’s just assumptions people are leaping to, I’m gonna go back to Occam’s razor and make fewer assumptions.
I mean if a class action lawsuit is enough documentation, then here you go: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/30/1222268415/google-settles-5-billion-privacy-lawsuit
This is actually why they implemented this new disclaimer.