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Google Discloses That Incognito Mode in Chrome Isn't Entirely 'Private'
(news.itsfoss.com)
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Honestly, this article is pretty bad at explaining the problem here. It's clear that other websites will try to track you, but the important part of this incognito drama is this:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/google-agrees-to-settle-in-chrome-incognito-mode-class-action-lawsuit/
Of course they did. It doesn't take any kind of abuse of the browser to do that. It's all on the website side and everyone does that.
Ban most data gathering websites do. But this has literally zero to do with the browser.