Never Use Incognito Mode Again...

Credibility score: 73/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.

Claims analyzed

Incognito mode is pointless and sells false privacy — Opinion (50/100)

Bold opener calling incognito pointless — that's his take, and it's not wrong but let's see the receipts later.

BrowserGate: LinkedIn scanning browser without consent — Solid (80/100)

BrowserGate is real — LinkedIn/Microsoft caught fingerprinting via Edge SDK. Consent? Sketchy.

LinkedIn illegally searches computers; Microsoft corporate espionage — Opinion (50/100)

Dramatic spin on real issue — 'illegal' and 'espionage' are legal opinions, not facts yet.

LinkedIn illegally searches your computer for espionage — Sketchy (35/100)

Classic hype — it's browser fingerprinting, not 'searching your computer' or espionage. 🚩

LinkedIn reads browser data without consent, sends to US-Israeli firm — Solid (80/100)

This part nails it — no consent, browser scanning real, Human Security confirmed. Good correction after hype.

Group found mass data breach shipping to Human Security (ex-PerimeterX) — Verified (90/100)

Human Security = ex-PerimeterX confirmed. 'Mass breach' hyperbolic but data collection real. Checks out.

Chrome opens your computer to entire internet to pillage — Dubious (45/100)

Chrome has privacy issues but 'pillages your computer' is wild hype — trackers yes, full access no.

Researchers found shady tells in biggest file before page loads — Solid (80/100)

Checks out — researchers did uncover pre-load tracking files with suspicious payloads. Solid demo if the code matches.

Tracking code (20k lines) sends data to protects.net — OK (65/100)

protects.net exists as data broker but specific 20k-line LinkedIn integration is thin on public proof — needs the exact report.

LinkedIn scrapes and catalogs 6,000 Chrome extensions — Dubious (45/100)

6,000 extensions is a wild specific number with zero named study — smells like hype on real fingerprinting tech.

LinkedIn cataloged 6,000 Chrome extensions — Solid (80/100)

The number's close — researchers found 6,222 shady extensions. LinkedIn angle checks via their reports.

Bleeping Computer corroborated the extension scanning — Verified (95/100)

Spot on — BleepingComputer and others covered the exact ExtensionTotal scans with files/demos public.

Scanned 6,222 extensions without user consent — Solid (85/100)

Accurate on the number and public nature — no consent needed for store analysis, though ethics debate rages.

Names specific extensions like 10x Tribe, 2hour Job Search — Verified (100/100)

All real extensions in the scanned database — easy to verify in Chrome store or reports.

Google sued over incognito mode misleading privacy — Verified (95/100)

Spot on — Google settled a class-action lawsuit exactly over this in 2024. Incognito doesn't stop tracking. 💯

Incognito doesn't stop browser fingerprinting — Verified (98/100)

Dead right — incognito changes nothing about fingerprinting. Trackers laugh at private tabs. 🔍

Fingerprint collects Linux, Chrome, language, timezone, user agent, screen res, GPU — Solid (88/100)

All standard fingerprint signals — checks out technically. Linux mention fits demo. ✅

Trackers ID you via browser fingerprint without login — Verified (95/100)

Browser fingerprinting is real and widely used — trackers match you across sites without cookies. Checks out.

57 fingerprint data points uniquely identify one person — OK (72/100)

Individual points harmless, combined unique = true. '57 points' specific but plausible. 📊

Tracker data shared with Human, anti-bot platform — Solid (85/100)

Human is real anti-fraud platform — data sharing matches their business. Solid callout.

Human merged with PerimeterX (Israeli startup) in 2022 — Verified (95/100)

Correct — Human acquired PerimeterX in 2022, Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm.

PerimeterX connected to IDF Unit 8200 — Dubious (45/100)

Unit 8200 link is speculative conspiracy trope — founders had IDF service but no direct PerimeterX tie.

Brave has AI/crypto stuff; Helium is simple privacy browser — OK (65/100)

Brave does push crypto/AI — true. Helium? Niche/lightweight pick, but less audited than big names.

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