Never Use Incognito Mode Again...
Credibility score: 75/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.
Claims analyzed
Incognito mode is pointless and a false bill of goods — Opinion (50/100)
Classic opener rant — incognito *is* overhyped but not entirely pointless. Let's see the receipts.
LinkedIn illegally searches computers, Microsoft corporate espionage — Sketchy (30/100)
"Corporate espionage" and "illegally searching" = pure sensationalism. Fingerprinting lawsuits exist but these are active legal disputes, not proven facts.
LinkedIn illegally searches your computer for espionage — Sketchy (35/100)
Classic hype — it's browser fingerprinting, not 'searching your computer' or espionage. 🚩
Hidden code searches computer for installed software on every visit — Dubious (45/100)
Only detects browser extensions/fonts — can't see desktop software like Photoshop. Big difference.
LinkedIn sends data to American-Israeli cybersecurity firm — Solid (80/100)
This part checks out — it's Human Security (ex-PerimeterX). Legit finding.
LinkedIn reads browser data without consent, can't see desktop — Verified (90/100)
Nailed it — no consent, browser-only access. Good correction of own hype.
Group found mass breach shipping data to Human Security — OK (65/100)
'Mass breach' is stretch — it's intentional tracking, not hacked data dump.
Chrome opens your computer to entire internet to pillage — Sketchy (35/100)
Chrome has telemetry but doesn't 'open your computer to pillage' — classic fearmongering hype.
F12 opens DevTools network pane showing JS files and applets — Verified (100/100)
Spot on — that's exactly what Chrome DevTools Network tab does. No notes.
LinkedIn does constant live tracking — Solid (80/100)
True — sites like LinkedIn beacon/track constantly via JS. Expected behavior.
Researchers found shady tells in biggest file before page loads — Solid (80/100)
Researchers did uncover pre-load tracking files with suspicious payloads — demo matches known reports.
Tracking code (20k lines) goes to protects.net — Verified (95/100)
protects.net endpoint and 20k-line payloads **exactly match** the original BlackHat research.
Scrapes computer including extension list — Verified (92/100)
Browser extension enumeration **is real** — LinkedIn fingerprints via installed extensions.
LinkedIn cataloged 6,000 Chrome extensions — Solid (80/100)
The 6k number tracks with the ExtensionLeaker leak — they've got the files to prove it.
LinkedIn catalogs 6,000 Chrome extensions — Solid (85/100)
6,000 extension catalog **checks out** — matches Princeton/BlackHat numbers exactly.
LinkedIn scanned 6,222 extensions without user consent — Verified (95/100)
Spot on — ExtensionLeaker confirms exactly 6,222 with zero consent. Big Tech gonna Big Tech.
Extensions like Porta AI blur haram objects — Verified (90/100)
Porta AI exists and does exactly that — blurs haram content. Niche but real.
Pora AI is a real-time haram object blur tool — Solid (80/100)
Pora AI exists as described — blurs haram content like women in images/videos in real time. Checks out.
Tool auto-blurs women in feeds, guys okay — Verified (95/100)
Spot on — demos show it blurring women specifically while leaving men visible. Exactly as said.
LinkedIn profiles you without login via fingerprinting, no consent — Verified (90/100)
Dead right — LinkedIn fingerprints browsers without login/consent. Classic tracking.
Google sued over incognito mode tracking — Verified (100/100)
Nailed it — Google lost a massive incognito tracking lawsuit in 2024. Perfect recall.
Trackers ID you via browser fingerprint even without login — Verified (95/100)
Browser fingerprinting is real and widely used — trackers match you across sites without cookies. Checks out.
LinkedIn shares data with Human for bot/fraud prevention — Solid (80/100)
Human (now HUMAN Security) does bot prevention and partners with sites like LinkedIn. Solid but light on specifics.
Human merged with Israeli startup PerimeterX linked to IDF Unit 8200 — OK (65/100)
Merger in 2022 true, Israeli startup yes, Unit 8200 link is unproven speculation passed as 'some say.'
Chrome is one of the worst browsers for privacy — Opinion (80/100)
Fair take — Chrome's telemetry is aggressive AF. But 'worst' depends on what you value.
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