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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (11 children)

I was always curious why is it called Incognito or Private mode? Temporary or Guest session would make more sense: "You've entered a Temporary session. Your browsing history and cookies will not be saved."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I don't believe it was ever called 'private mode', or am I wrong on this?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

private browsing term appears in desktop and Android. Apple also uses the term.

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