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Re:Chromium calls home even in incognito mode with safe brow... by mborsuk on Thursday October 22, 2015 @03:53PM (#10434599)
but then people know when your diving, if you carry all the time they won't know
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Re:Chromium calls home even in incognito mode with safe brow... by bduerst on Thursday October 22, 2015 @04:06PM (#10434698)
All they'll see is the diver's flag, just as all they'll see is a random computer on TOR at starbucks.

Likewise, if you use the gear all the time, people will figure out that you're probably a scuba diver.

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