Devjavu

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[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Yes. They do. Not by name, but by your fingerprint.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, just because a VPN is paid for does not mean it is secure. Look into Mullvad and as a second option Proton VPN, if you have not already.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Well to cut it short, Incognito mode often just means that your own device will not remember anything. Meaning your keyboard does not log your keystrokes, your browser does not save your searches etc. Even if this was compeletely true 100% of the time (which it is not, example, you copy or download something), then the websites you visit would still have your device's fingerprint, so a VPN connection won't do much. It is better to use a privacy-oriented browser like Mull. If you want to, you can add incognito mode ON TOP, which on Firefox and therefore Mull is called private browsing mode. Do keep in mind, that it is hard enough to have a non-unique fingerprint. This only gets amplified on mobile devices, at least speaking for Android. IOS is out of the window by default lmao.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Hey man didn't mean to make you feel down. Incognito mode is just the wrong tool for the job.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

Alright, just checking.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

My brother. Use Piped.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You are aware that they do not need to save the data to your device to track you, right?

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (16 children)

"Any popular browser in incognito mode" is probably the worst advice I've ever heard.

https://www.skeletonclaw.com/image/710734055173472257

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good call if true

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well guess what. They say that cause they're damn right.

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