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Ask HN: Screw Facebook and Go Incognito on it
Dear HN readers, I was wondering if it would be possible to "stop" Facebook from tracking you by browsing all your webpages in Chrome with an "incognito" window. (on a mac you can create a new incognito window with: shift + command + n).
It seems like a potential option that requires no plugins or anything else. Let me know what you think.
- runevault 15y agoIt should work since the cookies are destroyed upon closing that window and said cookies are removed, as well as not being available to other windows.
- mahcode 15y agoBrilliant! So there is basically no need to add plugins like this one (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3035153 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3035153) - currently on the front page of HN - so long as you are ok with launching new incognito windows.
- sp332 15y agoBut then you have no history either. Also, you would be effectively logged out of every website.
- mahcode 15y agoTrue, unless you only go to Facebook on Ingonito. In which case all of the Facebook cookies would be deleted once you close the window.
- unicornporn 15y agoOr you could have single use browsers. There are so many browsers out there that it doesn't seem like a problem to me. That's what I used Opera for before I deleted my FB account. Safari is currently the browser I use only for my real Google account activity (Gmail, Calendar and G+ only). I know there are solutions like http://br.mozdev.org/multifox/ http://br.mozdev.org/multifox/ , but they have never worked quite as I wished.
- dorkitude 15y agoSadly, Incognito Mode also doesn't work with extensions like 1Password (indispensable for me)