Google and Facebook are tracking your porn preferences – even in incognito mode

Re:Google and Facebook are tracking your porn preferences – ... by papln on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:01AM (#20479181)

> Can the information collected in incognito mode be traced back to you

Absolutely, but not necessarily with Google/FB's tracking systems. Your IP is enough to identify you and join to your other Internet activity, in most cases.

This is why Incognito Mode's New Tab Page says:

     Your activity might still be visible to:
       * Websites you visit
       * Your employer or school
       * Your internet service provider

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Re:Google and Facebook are tracking your porn preferences – ... by inlined on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:06AM (#20479229)

Sorry I should have asked a better question: do the alleged trackers use low level tools that would bypass incognito (e.g. IP address, fingerprinting) to join your information with your non-incognito profile?

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Re:Google and Facebook are tracking your porn preferences – ... by papln on Monday July 29, 2019 @02:30PM (#20557755)

Yes. Browser have been making partial attempts to resist this, but it's an intractable problem in general -- You can't interact with a website without leaking information about yourself. Using a trusted proxy that serves many people can help.

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