Google says ‘Incognito Mode’ does not mean ‘invisible’

Posted by vvpvijay on Monday August 24, 2020 @10:49AM
from the androidrookies.com dept.

https://androidrookies.com/google-says-incognito-mode-does-not-mean-invisible-in-chrome-incognito-mode-privacy-lawsuit-hearing/

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Re:Google says ‘Incognito Mode’ does not mean ‘invisible’ by Pick-A-Hill2019 on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:46AM (#24261746)

* <<... lawsuit that alleged(es) that the search giant was collecting data of users even though they used Google’s Chrome browser’s Incognito Mode. >>

* I was about to do a mental shrug, go 'du-Urh!' of course Ingcognito mode doesn't mean 'Invisible' and skip reading the article or commenting. Until I read that part.

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Re:Google says ‘Incognito Mode’ does not mean ‘invisible’ by liebrecht on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:01AM (#24261332)

To be fair, "incognito" is Latin for 'unknown' as in an unknown/hidden/false identity. The Latin for 'invisible' is "invisibilis".

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