HelloWorld_502 t1_is69ioi wrote
Incognito mode is a super useful tool to use a machine without creating a profile that will save passwords, cookies, history, etc. Say I sit down at my friends computer and I want to check my gmail, launch chrome in incognito mode, do my two step verification, and I'm good to go. When I close the incognito browser, everything about that session is gone. Even if you load up another incognito right after closing, 2FA must be completed again regardless of if you say to remember the browser.
It is also very useful for troubleshooting Chrome browser along with disabling extensions like: chrome --incognito --disable-extensions
If your really trying to be private on the internet, you must do a heck of a lot more than just manipulate settings in your browser.
Zopieux t1_is7u8xk wrote
Good luck explaining that to technocrats and lawmakers.
HelloWorld_502 t1_is7zmgn wrote
It’s just how the tool was meant to be used. Not a hard concept.
If you want to make your life private, it takes a lot more than checking a box. That’s the hard thing to explain.
p1mrx t1_isb9ym4 wrote
You can also make Chrome use a SOCKS5 proxy just for incognito mode (tunneled over WireGuard or SSH), to hide the traffic from your local ISP.
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