Incognito mode in Chrome is one of the ways to restrict websites from collecting your data as you surf the Web, but it isn't much effective as some sites are still able to track users even when browsing in incognito mode, and have their cookies follow them all over to coerce into paying for a service.
Google is looking to change all that, as it is testing a new implementation of Filesystem API flag to thwart those rogue sites from tracking a user in incognito mode.
The Filesystem API flag in Chrome 75 will disallow websites from discovering what a user is browsing on the web in incognito mode, however it isn't enabled by default, if you opt for incognito mode, you'll need to enable the feature for your track to be untraceable. To enable the feature, simply enter chrome://flags as URL and find the “Filesystem API in Incognito” flag, once enabled, you should restart the browser and viola, no websites would be able to track your browsing in incognito mode.
And you can check if the API is working by navigating to the test website, where you can detect if you are in incognito mode and enabled the Filesystem flag.
But, Chrome isn't the only browser getting this enhancement to user’s privacy, as Firefox has already rolled out advanced content blocking back in January, with the support for DNS over HTTPS, DoH and Anti-tracking mechanism able to thwart third-party web trackers from following Firefox users across sites.
The advance restriction option for Firefox disables all web tracking and cookies, thus prevents the profiling of your browser usage, which tracking is beneficial for ads targeting.
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