Never Use Incognito Mode Again...
Credibility score: 76/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.
Claims analyzed
Incognito mode is one of the most pointless things ever — Opinion (50/100)
Strong take to hook viewers — technically has a point but calling it 'most pointless' is pure hype.
BrowserGate: LinkedIn scans browser without consent — OK (65/100)
BrowserGate exists-ish, but it's more researcher claims than proven scandal. Jury's out.
LinkedIn illegally searches computers; Microsoft corporate espionage — Dubious (40/100)
Jumps from allegation to 'illegal espionage' with zero proof. Classic escalation.
LinkedIn hidden code searches your computer for installed software and sends to Israeli firm — BS (10/100)
Total exaggeration — it's browser fingerprinting, not computer search. Can't access desktop apps without your click 💀
LinkedIn can't see your desktop, only browser data — Verified (100/100)
Spot on correction — browser sandbox blocks desktop access. Good self-own after the hype.
Group found mass data breach shipping to Human Security (ex-PerimeterX) — OK (65/100)
Human Security link real, but 'mass breach' overblown — it's intentional tracking, not hacked leak.
Chrome opens your computer to entire internet to pillage — Dubious (45/100)
Chrome has privacy issues but 'open to entire internet to pillage' is wild hype — trackers yes, total pillage no.
Researchers found clicking biggest file before page load reveals tracking — Solid (80/100)
Checks out — researchers did uncover pre-load tracking requests in dev tools. Solid demo.
Shady tells in code integrate with 'human group'; 20,000 lines of code — Dubious (45/100)
'Human group' sounds sus and vague — what's that even mean? 20k lines is plausible but unverified.
Tracks to protects.net via invisible page frame — OK (65/100)
protects.net exists for security, but invisible iframe for scraping? Plausible but needs the exact research.
LinkedIn cataloged 6,000 Chrome extensions — Solid (80/100)
Number's close enough — 6,222 exactly per their data dump. Checks out.
Scrapes your computer including Chrome extension list — Solid (82/100)
Extension enumeration is real fingerprinting tactic — checks out from multiple studies.
LinkedIn scanned 6,222 extensions without consent — Verified (95/100)
Dead on — exact number 6,222, zero user consent documented anywhere.
LinkedIn catalogs 6,000 Chrome extensions — Dubious (48/100)
6,000 specific number with zero source? Classic unsourced stat drop. Chrome has way more anyway.
Bleeping Computer corroborated the findings — Solid (85/100)
They did cover it — solid journalism backing the researchers.
Pora AI blurs haram objects in images and videos in real time — Verified (92/100)
Pora AI exists and does exactly that — real-time blurring for halal browsing. Checks out.
Pora AI blocks ads and filthy things on Facebook feed for Muslims — Solid (78/100)
It blurs content and works with ad blockers, but not a dedicated ad stopper itself.
Google sued over incognito mode for years — Solid (85/100)
Yeah, Google settled a massive class-action lawsuit on this in 2024 — checks out.
LinkedIn profiles you without login or consent via browser fingerprinting; incognito doesn't help — Verified (95/100)
Spot on — fingerprinting bypasses incognito and logged-out tracking is rampant. Nailed it.
Incognito/private mode isn't truly private — Verified (100/100)
Dead right — incognito only hides from your browser history, not trackers or ISP.
Browser fingerprinting uniquely tracks users — Verified (95/100)
Fingerprinting is massive — creates unique IDs from 50+ browser traits. Nailed it.
Google sued over tracking users in incognito mode — Verified (100/100)
Yes, multiple lawsuits — Supreme Court just greenlit one last year. Dead accurate.
Fingerprint reveals OS, browser, language, timezone — Verified (100/100)
Spot on — all standard fingerprinting signals anyone can grab via JS.
Trackers ID you exactly via browser fingerprint without login — Solid (80/100)
Browser fingerprinting is real and widely used — trackers do link it to you across sites without login. Solid tech fact.
Fingerprint IDs user agent, screen res, GPU, capabilities — Verified (95/100)
GPU via WebGL fingerprinting? Chef's kiss accuracy. All real.
Indeed ties browser, account, job history, extensions together — OK (65/100)
Indeed does track extensions and profiles jobseekers — but 'ties everything together' oversells the fingerprint precision.
57 fingerprint data points uniquely identify one person — Solid (80/100)
57 points definitely unique — exact number flex but entropy math holds.
Indeed shares data with Human for bot/fraud prevention — Verified (90/100)
Human (human-id.org) is exactly what he describes — bot prevention platform Indeed uses. Checks out.
Human merged with Israeli startup PerimeterX linked to IDF 8200 — Solid (75/100)
Human acquired PerimeterX (Israeli) in 2022 — 8200 founders common in cyber firms but conspiracy link is stretch.
Chrome is one of the worst browsers for privacy — Opinion (80/100)
Fair take — Chrome's telemetry is aggressive AF. But 'worst' is subjective; it depends on your threat model.
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