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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by buttersbrian on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:18PM (#26279394)
I get the complaint, when the browser and analytics stack are both Google.

But what if the browser is Incognito Chrome, and the analytics is another company, say Adobe? Does the browser industry need a universal way to signal browsing is in "incognito" and then all analytics and tracking software MUST adhere to that, or what?

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by lolinder on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:22PM (#26279440)
There's already the Do Not Track header, which is supposed to serve exactly this purpose. Its problem is it has no teeth.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/DN...

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by buttersbrian on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:31PM (#26279521)
Yes! You are right that it lacks teeth, but also maybe doesn't go far enough. I think that's where some hoped the GPC would come in.

Also, does it mean that Amazon shouldn't log general traffic, that they later decide the analyze? Even Anonymized, that data holds value to the target site, even if it were never traded/sold/etc.

Lot of room for improvement beyond DNT, GPC, etc.

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