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Why Surfing Porn in Browser’s Incognito Mode Is Not Safe

 

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Browsing for porn in your browser’s Incognito mode might not be as private as you think

 

Last week we had reported why logging out of Facebook while surfing porn websites is good because Facebook trackers users through the ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ buttons on those webpages. Carrying on the research a little further, we present another fact you didn't know. Surfing porn in any browser’s Incognito Mode doesn't make your porn habits private.

 

It is a fact that Incognito mode doesn't save history but that's the only protection it grants you. 99 out of 100 Google Chrome user think surfing porn in Incognito users. Admit it, you use your browsers Incognito window to surf porn yourself.

 

Why surfing in Incognito is not private?

 

Opening a private or incognito browser in your app of choice – either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer – only ensures your computer does not remember your online activity. As said above, any web browser will make sure your web searches and online history are not visible the next time you log in.

 

However that doesn't mean that Incognito surfing is private or anonymous. You Incognito browsing is stored by your ISP, your company and eventually your browser company. Your internet service provider – or ISP – is able to monitor every webpages and search made from your house.

 

Try opening your bank account or email webpage in Incognito mode. You will find that the data like your user name and password are filled up despite the Incognito mode not saving your data. It is fact that most browsers pull data from local machine to fill such details in both normal as well as Incognito mode.

 

Google has been very up-front about surfing in Chrome browser Incognito mode. “Going incognito doesn’t hide your browsing from your employer, your internet service provider or the websites that you visit.” Google has warned.

 

Actually signing into your Gmail account in Incognito mode makes Google’s job of tracking your porn surfing habits that more easier. 

 

If you haven’t disabled or paused your account’s Google Web History – you are able to log-in and track your activity there, too.

What about other browser? Most browsers do the same thing what Google does. Like Google, Mozilla Firefox uses an almost-identical disclaimer on its private browsing mode. But again, “while this computer won’t have a record of your browsing history, your employer or internet service provider can still track the pages you visit.”

 

Then there is something called Super Cookies. Some porn websites uses something called Super Cookies which are able to track your movements across the web even when you are browsing in private mode. Super Cookies are like the regular, a lightweight software sits on a website and fingerprints users who visit the page. When you return to that particular page again at a later date, the website is able to track the entirety of the users’ activity between the two visits.

 

Considering the above facts, it is unwise to think that your Incognito mode porn surfing habits are either private or anonymous. If you really want to be anonymous, use VPN but don't be under the impression that your Incognito browsing records are private.

 

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1 hour ago, vissha said:

Try opening your bank account or email webpage in Incognito mode. You will find that the data like your user name and password are filled up despite the Incognito mode not saving your data.

Only if you configure your browser to save "form" data. Which is a crazy thing to do.

BTW, the guy in the picture is doing it all wrong. Is that a webcam looking at him ?

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Incognito + VPN + DNSCrypt. :ph34r:

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2 hours ago, exodius said:

Incognito + VPN + DNSCrypt. :ph34r:

 

Still not enough if your HTTP ETags enable.

Test your anonymous here

Also test your anonymous here make sure your cache E-Tags result like this.

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SnakeMasteR

The best way to hide your habits is to walk into the next video store and lend it there, best scenario is when costumes are allowed too.

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TheMountain

Privacy friendly Chromium settings

 

"Un-checking options in the Privacy (Settings) is a good idea if privacy is a primary concern.

 

To prevent "New tab" from making any outbound network connection, you can select any search engine other then Google. You can even create a fake search engine using the about:blankpage, which will be used when creating a "New tab"

 

If ever you keep Google as the default search engine, you can still use µMatrix to prevent outbound connections from the "New tab" page.

Note that whatever you choose, you can always prefix your search in the address bar with the name of a specific search engine, press , then type whatever search expression in order to use a specific search engine without having to change anything in Settings."

 

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"Then there is something called Super Cookies."

 

Super Cookies - Technopedia

 

Definition - What does Super Cookie mean

 

A super cookie is a type of browser cookie that is designed to be permanently stored on a user’s computer. Super cookies are generally more difficult for users to detect and remove from their devices because they cannot be deleted in the same fashion as regular cookies. 

Super cookies serve the same function as regular cookies in that they can contain just about any information including browsing history. authentication etails or ad-targeting data.

 

Technopedia explains Super Cookie

There is some debate as to the precise definition of a super cookie. Originally, super cookies were synonymous with flash cookies as this was the first type of tracking mechanism beyond a basic cookie that could be used on the majority of browsers. As technology has progressed, it is possible to track users via other techniques such as HTML5 session storage. Given that browser technology will continue to change it is advantageous to think of supers cookies in terms of their characteristics (permanant storage and difficulty in removal) as opposed to the mechanics of how they are stored on a computer. 

Due to privacy concerns, many users and advocacy groups frown on the use of super cookies. However, the potential wealth of data and its use in online advertising have prompted more than a few ad organizations and websites to experiment with these more robust cookies. 

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Who cares if your porn habits are exposed aside from the fact that incognito mode is leaking which is not good your porn habits dont matter as long as your not a sick fuck that is looking at child porn.  For your information I dont use incognito mode I have used it before I used it at my dads house that wasnt incognito mode that was inprivate browsing.  I dont need to use it on my computer because Im the primary user and only user of my computer.

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12 hours ago, Batu69 said:

 

Still not enough if your HTTP ETags enable.

Test your anonymous here

Also test your anonymous here make sure your cache E-Tags result like this.

When you stream with flash  it set  LSOs  in you're browser  as well witch I use better privacy addon  to delete, most don't know they are there and there being tracked.  so you're better off too use MPV  with You-tube dl  to stream videos you can block  the java script and still be able watch videos from many free sites . :)

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Incognito mode is most used to hide your activity if you have nothing to hide why use it.

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SnakeMasteR

The opening post already mentions in the first few sentences that it doesn't hide anything, except for not saving any history between sessions, did you even read it before replying?

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Is that a crt monitor the guy is using in that pic wow talk about old.  It doesnt matter if incognito mode works or not Ill just use a vpn.

 

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