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Aarihant Aaryan

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Incognito is one of the greatest features of consumer internet, but the same feature costs google billions of dollars In the early 2000s, concerns about online privacy were growing. Users were worried about websites and other entities tracking their browsing history and using it for targeted advertising or other purposes. By offering incognito mode, Google provided an option for users who wanted more control over their online privacy. But it also hurt Google's opportunity to monetise more as in incognito mode google can't collect browsing history, cookies, and site data Even after losing out billions of dollars because of incognito, I think it's a great way to build a reputation

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Anonymous 4

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You are the best content creator on Medial by far. Really like your way of storytelling.

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Anirudh Gupta

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Still our activity is visible to internet service provider.Based on this point many sued Google and gained a large amount of compensation too!!

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Anonymous 3

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The original Chrome Incognito mode disclaimer stated that users can “browse privately” while the new version only claims “more” privacy while browsing. Both versions note web activity may still be visible to sites one visits, but the newer version more clearly informs users that websites, including Google, continue to collect browsing data in Incognito tabs.

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Anonymous 2

Stealth • 9m

Incognito mode, and its equivalent, to other browsers, has never offered much more privacy protection than people hiding their web viewing habits from their parents or partners

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Anonymous 1

Stealth • 9m

The Domain Name System (DNS) matches a website's URL, or web address, with its IP address. When you type a URL into your web browser, a DNS server finds the IP address of that website so you can actually visit it. This information is recorded in the DNS cache. Soo

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