Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking userswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1549arrow-down18
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minus-squareuuhhhhmmmm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoI was always curious why is it called Incognito or Private mode? Temporary or Guest session would make more sense: “You’ve entered a Temporary session. Your browsing history and cookies will not be saved.”
minus-squareRediphile@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI don’t believe it was ever called ‘private mode’, or am I wrong on this?
minus-squareGhostMatter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoPrivate Mode is on Firefox.
minus-squareFoxBJK@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoSafari and Brave also both call it a private window
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoPrivate Browsing, for browsing private parts.
minus-squareredfellow@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoprivate browsing term appears in desktop and Android. Apple also uses the term.
I was always curious why is it called Incognito or Private mode? Temporary or Guest session would make more sense: “You’ve entered a Temporary session. Your browsing history and cookies will not be saved.”
I don’t believe it was ever called ‘private mode’, or am I wrong on this?
Private Mode is on Firefox.
Safari and Brave also both call it a private window
Private Browsing, for browsing private parts.
private browsing term appears in desktop and Android. Apple also uses the term.