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How is an additional chrome user profile that removes all history/cookies/ local storage on close different tracing-wise from an incognito session?
What sites worry about incognito mode and why?
Buying airplane tickets.
Am I the only one that wants their browser to be 100% stateless? I always run in incognito mode, and I have an external password manager. I have no problems with this setup except sites that detect and block incognito mode. Other than caching, there is no legitimate benefit to allow pages to store local state beyond a session, and I can forgo caching at this point in the game. (I don’t care about offline web apps, to…
I, too, almost always use Chromium so it is basically stateless (except when I want bookmarks). My way is better than Incognito mode because you can have multiple sessions (example: one for Google's services that require a login, one for Stack Exchange, one for browsing); and of course because it can not be detected, unlike Incognito mode. Take a look at my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20484845
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I, too, almost always use Chromium so it is basically stateless (except when I want bookmarks). My way is better than Incognito mode because you can have multiple sessions (example: one for Google's services that require a login, one for Stack Exchange, one for browsing); and of course because it can not be detected, unlike Incognito mode. Take a look at my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20484845
What do you do for sites that complain each session you're using an "unrecognized browser" and require additional forms of authentication? Just deal with it every single session?
Do you have an example of a site that requires "additional forms of authentication"? I remember something like that happening to me before, but I can not remember which site it happened on.
Am I the only one that wants their browser to be 100% stateless? I always run in incognito mode, and I have an external password manager. I have no problems with this setup except sites that detect and block incognito mode. Other than caching, there is no legitimate benefit to allow pages to store local state beyond a session, and I can forgo caching at this point in the game. (I don’t care about offline web apps, to…
1. Force their ad networks to police ads for malware, movies, tracking code, and slow-loading crap.
2. Stop sharing private user data with others.
I would turn off my ad blocker and incognito mode tomorrow if e.g. the Washington Post would take these steps.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you do for sites that complain each session you're using an "unrecognized browser" and require additional forms of authentication? Just deal with it every single session?
I assume by additional forms of authentication you mean codes sent over either email or SMS? Email is not a bother to deal with, because one can just copy the code over from the email; while phone SMS is not an issue because I did not confirm my phone number to any Web services. (For example, I think Paypal asks me to "confirm" my phone number every time I log in, even though Paypal knows the number is mine it is pro…
Yes, SMS can easily be diverted so it's not great for 2FA purposes; a voice call is often an option, and is harder to spoof.
Sites that actually care about your security would go for things like TOTP, or SSH key, or a certificate. These forms do not map easily to your legal identity, but are more reliable proofs of knowing a secret.
Am I the only one that wants their browser to be 100% stateless? I always run in incognito mode, and I have an external password manager. I have no problems with this setup except sites that detect and block incognito mode. Other than caching, there is no legitimate benefit to allow pages to store local state beyond a session, and I can forgo caching at this point in the game. (I don’t care about offline web apps, to…
I, too, almost always use Chromium so it is basically stateless (except when I want bookmarks). My way is better than Incognito mode because you can have multiple sessions (example: one for Google's services that require a login, one for Stack Exchange, one for browsing); and of course because it can not be detected, unlike Incognito mode. Take a look at my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20484845
This may be true today, but that's because Chrome has a bug. (At least, I can't see why we wouldn't view it as a bug.)
Incognito Mode shouldn't be detectable. Hopefully they'll fix that.
Am I the only one that wants their browser to be 100% stateless? I always run in incognito mode, and I have an external password manager. I have no problems with this setup except sites that detect and block incognito mode. Other than caching, there is no legitimate benefit to allow pages to store local state beyond a session, and I can forgo caching at this point in the game. (I don’t care about offline web apps, to…
Am I the only one that wants their browser to be 100% stateless? I always run in incognito mode, and I have an external password manager. I have no problems with this setup except sites that detect and block incognito mode. Other than caching, there is no legitimate benefit to allow pages to store local state beyond a session, and I can forgo caching at this point in the game. (I don’t care about offline web apps, to…
Doesn't using Chromium in the first place kinda defeat the purpose? I mean, you'll thwart others' tracking with your methods (though you made no mention of blocking tracking scripts/images which is a huge piece) but you're still handing data directly to Google.