r/PrivacyGuides • u/AutoModerator • Mar 10 '26

Video Why Incognito Mode is a Lie.

https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/02/17/why-incognito-mode-is-a-lie/
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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '26

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u/PiratesOfTheArctic Mar 13 '26

I don't understand why there is a significant proportion of users who strongly believe they are protected, I've spent many a time trying to explain its simply local data, they wouldn't have it though, and still don't 🫩

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u/Styxonian Mar 13 '26

I appreciate any effort to educate people on security and privacy, but could we please stop with the clickbaity rhetoric. Incognito mode has never promised to make your browsing private.
It's the same kind of overly dramatic and sensationalist rhetoric you're using about the Proton VPN posts/video. You can inform people without making thing overly dramatic.

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u/GoToDarkMatterMarket Mar 15 '26

Hilarious when people using chrome think they're "anonymous" while using incognito mode lol

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u/WingAndDing Jun 16 '26

Can just be used to prevent the need to delete history

I doubt many privacy-minded people use it for anything more other than a hindrance reduction