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Chrome Now Prevents Sites from Checking for Private Browsing Mode

posted by martyb on Wednesday July 31 2019, @01:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the take-that! dept.

Fnord666 writes:

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/30/chrome-76-thwarts-private-browsing-mode/

As promised, Google is ready to make websites respect Incognito mode whether they like it or not. The company has released Chrome 76 for Linux, Mac and Windows, closing a loophole that let sites detect private browsing by looking for the presence of a key framework. If you're tired of sites insisting that you either sign in or use the standard mode, relief is in sight.

We've tested the new approach ourselves, and it appears to work with at least a couple of news outlets that previously stopped Incognito users who didn't sign in.

Begun, the incognito wars have!

Previously: Chrome 76 Prevents NYT and Other News Sites From Detecting Incognito Mode.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2019, @03:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2019, @03:45PM (#873587)

    Ambassador Kosh, Babylon 5.

  • (Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday July 31 2019, @04:49PM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Wednesday July 31 2019, @04:49PM (#873610)

    Advertisers and news sites are pissed off about this?

    "Good." -Ambassador Kosh

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