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Incognito mode in web browsers prevents websites from tracking what users do online.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that incognito mode in web browsers prevents websites from tracking what users do online?

No. A peer-reviewed 2018 study found that believing private browsing mode prevents tracking by visited websites is a documented misconception, and a book snippet reports a lawsuit alleging Google tracked users in incognito mode.

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Evidence against · 4
incognito
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incognito. (n.d.). developer.mozilla.org. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/incognito

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Your Secrets Are Safe: How Browsers' Explanations Impact Misconceptions About Private Browsing Mode
2018
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Wu, Y., Gupta, P., Wei, M., Acar, Y., Fahl, S., & Ur, B. (2018). Your Secrets Are Safe: How Browsers' Explanations Impact Misconceptions About Private Browsing Mode. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1145/3178876.3186088

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

Data for All
2023
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Thompson, J. K. (2023). Data for All. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=YES7EAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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