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Incognito mode saves your browsing history after you close the window.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that incognito mode saves your browsing history after you close the window?

Unclear. The retrieved items do not directly address whether incognito mode saves browsing history after the window is closed. One Lifehacker excerpt on InPrivate browsing suggests private sessions end when the window is closed, and a browser-tracking study notes it remains unclear whether incognito browsing truly keeps users private, but neither settles the claim as worded.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 2
Lifehacker
2011
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Pash, A. & Trapani, G. (2011). Lifehacker. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=d-FYJceblAMC&source=gbs_api

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Not only E.T. Phones Home: Analysing the Native User Tracking of Mobile Browsers
2023
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Nicolas, k., Emmanouil, P., & John, P. (2023). Not only E.T. Phones Home: Analysing the Native User Tracking of Mobile Browsers. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.1145/3618257.3624842

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