Comments on polybore: Warning! Google Chrome incognito mode NOT incognit...

The poster above is correct. I run Chrome FF &...

2012-01-11T10:40:23.820Z

The poster above is correct. I run Chrome FF & IE in their private modes by default.

Today I watched a wmv video using my default viewer VLC, and was amazed to see that it appeared in the IE history for today.

This absolutely NOT a Chrome issue, it is an IE privacy invasion issue

thanks for the heads up about this bug. although i...

2011-09-10T20:23:50.256+01:00

thanks for the heads up about this bug. although i think you're blaming the wrong entity. this is more IE being nosy and archiving files that are none of its business, rather than chrome, which seems to be doing fine in erasing its own history. what more can it do? it would be a huge task if it had to account for every single other application on the internet. IE needs to stop trying to take

Okay, maybe this has to do with something new, but...

2011-05-03T23:33:09.755+01:00

Okay, maybe this has to do with something new, but it really could just be the fact that the video has to be downloaded. Anything you download in incognito is remembered. If you're going to download something of course it's going to show up somewhere on your computer.
Personally I love chrome, and I think incognito mode is cool.

what formats is porn does it gte recorded too? slu...

2010-06-10T10:38:59.758+01:00

what formats is porn does it gte recorded too?
slutload porn mainly
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If your worried about your children then stop crit...

2010-05-10T05:45:08.220+01:00

If your worried about your children then stop criticising incognito functions of websites and start policing what your kids view yourself. Incognito has good uses and there is nothing wrong with a bit of 'normal' porn for adults! Kids can easily clear settings after viewing porn and if you are going to allow your kids on the net it is your responsibility to make sure they can't scar

Uhg, for real, here I am trying to find a way to s...

2010-03-04T00:35:11.869Z

Uhg, for real, here I am trying to find a way to see the history!!! So I can check on my childrens use of the computer!! If something has to be secret you shouldn't be doing it! I wish there was no incognito at all!!

HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS STOP LOOKING AT SO MUCH PORN, T...

2010-02-27T12:52:04.155Z

HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS STOP LOOKING AT SO MUCH PORN, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT AT ALL!!!

VLC

2010-02-21T23:21:21.971Z

VLC

Use the VLC plugin. It's free and open source...

2009-11-24T00:07:32.517Z

Use the VLC plugin.

It's free and open source.

This prevents windows media player recording your history.

Browsing in incognito mode only keeps Google Chrom...

2009-11-03T10:06:08.505Z

Browsing in incognito mode only keeps Google Chrome from storing information about the websites you've visited. The websites you visit may still have records of your visit. Any files saved to your computer will still remain on your computer.
For example, if you sign into your Google Account on http://www.google.com while in incognito mode, your subsequent web searches are recorded in

My pet peeve is that 'incognito' implies t...

2009-10-28T10:27:26.223Z

My pet peeve is that 'incognito' implies that remote web sites won't know who you are. But cookies are shared between incognito windows so each window is not incognito at all! To be truly incognito, the mode should start with no cookies, not share them between windows, and delete any that are created at the end of the session.

This would be really useful, for example to

Could this have something to do with how Chrome pl...

2009-10-13T21:14:56.990+01:00

Could this have something to do with how Chrome plays videos?

My Chrome used to play wmv files in their own browser tabs, but for some unknown and unfortunate reason, it recently started playing wmv files in an actual Windows Media Player window. I checked my IE history, and it shows your sample wmv from Chrome's Incognito mode.

Perhaps files that play in Windows Media

Here'sJeff yes that would be one way to do it ...

2009-09-05T01:19:46.906+01:00

Here'sJeff yes that would be one way to do it (using cc cleaner) however the user needs to be aware of the issue before they can clear it up.

As for the settings on polybore's PC. Chrome incognito has exhibited this behaviour before and after a complete XP reinstall. Polybore has not changed any default installation settings for Windows XP, IE8 or Chrome (except WMP as detailed

Thanks for the comment Annonymous. Even with the &...

2009-09-05T01:12:40.107+01:00

Thanks for the comment Annonymous. Even with the "Save file and URL history in the Player" option unchecked in WMP11 the streamed file still appears in IE8 history. At least on polybore's PC.

Could this be caused by the setting in Windows Med...

2009-09-04T19:14:24.654+01:00

Could this be caused by the setting in Windows Media Player "Save file and URL history in the Player" ?

Mind you, you are right though Google should flag this ...

Why not just use CCleaner to scrub it off? Maybe s...

2009-08-31T02:41:25.456+01:00

Why not just use CCleaner to scrub it off? Maybe some of the people without histories are using this software or similar.

I just checked -- neither IE nor Firefox record AN...

2009-06-03T22:24:51.522+01:00

I just checked -- neither IE nor Firefox record ANY of my Chrome activity, incognito or not, in their histories. You must have some weird settings on your computer.

Have checked again. Chrome incognito still saves h...

2009-04-30T17:51:00.000+01:00

Have checked again. Chrome incognito still saves history of streamed .wmv etc files in internet explorer on my system. WindowsXP SP3, IE7, Chrome, Windows Media Player 11.

Other people get this behaviour as well http://www.businessreviewonline.com/blog/archives/2009/03/google_chrome_f.html

Not sure why this does not happen in your system.

Regarding tracking

If indeed the comment of April 30, 2009 10:48am is...

2009-04-30T15:20:00.000+01:00

If indeed the comment of April 30, 2009 10:48am is true then is there a way that you can still track the browsing history in chrome?

Just read your blog re ingognito mode chrome. Have...

2009-04-30T10:48:00.000+01:00

Just read your blog re ingognito mode chrome. Have checked my IE 8 history and it has not saved anything I have done in Chrome including your video. Also downloaded several other videos and watched them, they to do not show up. Can you explain.

Thanks for this - although after the Adsense Privacy thing I'm not all that surprised.

Do we bend over and take it from the big G for $0.17 per click and some moving tabs?

I've stopped using Chrome and removed AdSense from my blog. I feel bad for the casual web users