Google reaches settlement over illegal tracking in Incognito mode
Google recently settled in the United States in a lawsuit accusing it of illegally tracking Chrome users in Incognito mode. Financial details of the settlement were not disclosed.
According to the plaintiffs, while using Incognito mode, Google falsely led users to believe that this "silent" mode... Read more
Google Chrome closes back door in incognito mode
A backdoor in Chrome's incognito mode tells websites when the privacy feature is activated. Google will rectify this omission in the next version of the browser.
Although incognito mode is primarily intended to allow surfing without leaving a browsing history or cookies, it can also be used to bypas... Read more
DuckDuckGo: ‘Even in incognito mode, you can’t escape Google Search algorithms’.
Users in an incognito window cannot escape the algorithms of Google Search. That suggests an investigation by competitor DuckDuckGo (DDG), reports TechCrunch. Even logged out users of the search engine who also surf in incognito mode cannot prevent their online activity from being used by Google in ... Read more