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Tag: incognito mode


Computing, Software & Applications

Chrome incognito mode not so private: Google to settle in class-action lawsuit

December 29, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Florida resident William Byatt and California residents Chasom Brown and Maria Nguyen filed the lawsuit, writes Ars Technica. It accuses Google of violating wiretap laws and claims that sites using Google Analytics or Ad Manager collected information from browsers in […]


Computing, Software & Applications

Chrome is further increasing the privacy of Incognito Mode

August 16, 2021

Via: Techradar

An experimental setting has appeared in the experimental Android version of Chrome that will give users of Google’s browser the ability to block access to Incognito tabs. Access will only be granted when the correct lock screen password is entered, […]


Computing, Software & Applications

Google updates Google app with a shortcut for Chrome incognito mode

March 10, 2020

Via: Phone Arena

The Google app’s default option for browsing incognito has been around for nearly a year. However, the feature contained one major flaw that made going incognito meaningless – when clicking on a search result from the incognito tab, the window […]


Computing, Software & Applications

Chrome 76 is here: Flash blocked by default, incognito mode can’t be detected

July 31, 2019

Via: TechSpot

Earlier this month, Google confirmed previous reports that it would be closing a “loophole” that allowed websites to detect if a Chrome user had incognito mode activated. This was achieved by checking for the presence of Chrome’s FileSystem API (Application […]