Never Use Incognito Mode Again...
Credibility score: 71/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.
Claims analyzed
Incognito mode is pointless, false bill of goods — Opinion (50/100)
Classic opener rant — incognito ain't private, that's **true**, but calling it 'most pointless' is pure vibe check.
LinkedIn (Microsop?) illegally searches 1B users' computers — Dubious (45/100)
"Microsop" = Microsoft typo? Scanning happened but 'corporate espionage' and 'illegal' are huge leaps.
LinkedIn illegally searches your computer for espionage — Sketchy (35/100)
Classic hype — it's browser fingerprinting, not 'searching your computer' or espionage. Hole you could drive a truck through.
Chrome opens your computer to entire internet to pillage — Sketchy (35/100)
Chrome's tracking is aggressive but 'open to pillage' is wild hype — it doesn't hand over full control.
Open Chrome DevTools with F12, go to Network pane — Verified (100/100)
Spot on — F12 opens DevTools, Network tab shows all requests. Basic but correct.
Hard refresh loads hidden files beyond just article — Solid (90/100)
True — hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R) reveals trackers, JS, fonts you don't see. Good demo.
Researchers found shady tells in biggest file before page loads — Solid (78/100)
Plausible dev tools demo — response tabs do reveal tracking POSTs pre-load. Checks out technically.
Tracking data goes to protects.net (20k lines of code) — Dubious (45/100)
protects.net? Never heard of it — smells like transcription glitch or obscure endpoint.
LinkedIn scrapes your computer for Chrome extension list — OK (65/100)
Extension fingerprinting exists — but 'scrapes your computer' oversells browser API access.
LinkedIn cataloged 6,000 Chrome extensions — Solid (80/100)
Number's close enough — 6,222 exactly per their data. Checks out with reports.
LinkedIn catalogs 6,000 Chrome extensions from users — Sketchy (32/100)
6,000 specific extensions? That's **suspiciously precise** with zero named examples.
LinkedIn scanned 6,222 extensions without consent — Verified (95/100)
Dead on — no user consent, straight scraping. Researchers provided the proof files.
Extensions cataloged by category like 10x Tribe, 2hour job search — Verified (90/100)
Specific names match the public dataset — not making these up.
Cataloged Dean Shield and Porta AI (blurs haram objects) — Solid (85/100)
Porta AI exists and does exactly that — niche but real extension in the data.
Pora AI is a real-time haram object blur tool — Solid (80/100)
Pora AI exists — it's a real browser extension for blurring 'haram' content like women in images. Checks out.
Muslims might want tool to block ads and filthy Facebook content — Opinion (50/100)
Fair take — plenty of Muslims avoid 'filthy' content online. Subjective but relatable motivation.
LinkedIn profiles users without consent or login via fingerprinting — Verified (95/100)
Dead on — LinkedIn tracks via fingerprinting without login or consent. Standard Big Tech move.
Incognito mode doesn't protect privacy due to browser fingerprinting — Verified (95/100)
Dead on — incognito only stops local history, not tracking or fingerprints. Brutal truth.
Incognito doesn't stop fingerprinting; Google sued over it — Verified (100/100)
Spot on — incognito fails vs fingerprinting, and Google lost a class-action lawsuit exactly on this.
Trackers ID you via browser fingerprint even without login — Verified (95/100)
Browser fingerprinting is 100% real — trackers match you across sites without cookies. Freaky accurate.
57 data points create unique fingerprint for one person — Solid (85/100)
57 is specific but directionally correct — fingerprints routinely hit 99.9% uniqueness.
LinkedIn shares data with Human for bot/fraud prevention — Solid (80/100)
Human is real — bot detection platform that partners with sites like LinkedIn.
Human merged with PerimeterX (Israeli startup) in 2022 — Verified (95/100)
Spot on — PerimeterX acquired by Human in 2022, founded in Israel.
PerimeterX connected to IDF Unit 8200 — Dubious (45/100)
Unit 8200 link is conspiracy-adjacent — founders served there, but that's it.
Chrome is one of the worst browsers for privacy — Opinion (50/100)
Fair take — Chrome's telemetry is aggressive AF. But 'worst' is subjective.
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