To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy.
They might have changed the wording, but it’s been insanely clear for many years, and it never at any point implied it changed anything about what websites did.
Google quietly updates Chrome’s incognito warning in wake of tracking lawsuit
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Here’s the updated text (emphasis added):
“Others who use this device won’t see your activity, so you can browse more privately. This won’t change how data is collected by websites you visit and the services they use, including Google. Downloads, bookmarks and reading list items will be saved.
That linked picture is at least from 2017 from a quick research. What they clarify now in the latest update is that Google is not exempt from tracking your activity.
You do know they updated it soon after this became a major thing, right?
They might have changed the wording, but it’s been insanely clear for many years, and it never at any point implied it changed anything about what websites did.
You and I may have known, but
If it had been clear it wouldn’t have become an issue.
I don’t know that actually. I recall similar wording going back to when Incognito tabs were launched.
Got a source on that?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24039883/google-incognito-mode-tracking-lawsuit-notice-change
The text in that article is different from your screenshot, I don’t know what’s up with that. Perhaps it’s regional.
I believe the one I posted is older, based on the logo.
So looks like they’ve updated multiple times, each more reader-friendly than the last…
That linked picture is at least from 2017 from a quick research. What they clarify now in the latest update is that Google is not exempt from tracking your activity.