That disclaimer was actually a result of the lawsuit. It didn’t always say that. Google was sued for intentionally misleading users, by tacitly encouraging their misheld beliefs that it made them invisible. Basically, Google wanted to track users. And Google knew that some users trusted incognito mode way too much. And instead of correcting that, they actively misled users into believing that incognito mode was more secure. Because if users believed they were invisible, Google could continue to track them when they thought they weren’t being watched.
They got sued for those misleading statements, and lost. And now the splash screen specifically says that Incognito Mode doesn’t make you invisible.
It’s great when you need to login somewhere on a borrowed device. Do need to log out the previous user, and your login won’t linger after you’re done either.
I always thought that incognito mode is just for porn browsing so it doesnt end up in the browser history.
People really think they go invisible with incognito?
I use private browsing just for the vibes :3 I like the sneaky burglar aesthetic
Does the splash screen not still explicitly explain that it doesn’t make you invisible, it just means your browsing history is clear??
That disclaimer was actually a result of the lawsuit. It didn’t always say that. Google was sued for intentionally misleading users, by tacitly encouraging their misheld beliefs that it made them invisible. Basically, Google wanted to track users. And Google knew that some users trusted incognito mode way too much. And instead of correcting that, they actively misled users into believing that incognito mode was more secure. Because if users believed they were invisible, Google could continue to track them when they thought they weren’t being watched.
They got sued for those misleading statements, and lost. And now the splash screen specifically says that Incognito Mode doesn’t make you invisible.
It’s great when you need to login somewhere on a borrowed device. Do need to log out the previous user, and your login won’t linger after you’re done either.
Or you search something technical which is way over the head of the device owner. Just keeping them safe from seeing “evil hacker stuff”.