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    Are there really people that think incognito does anything but clear your session history and cookies?

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      You’d be surprised. Lemmy is more tech-literate than the average internet user

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        Yeah you’re probably right. I saw someone the other day that thinks duckduckgo is a VPN

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        The website that’s solution to computer problems is to switch to linux? We’re more tech literate than most people?

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          Yes, the average person doesn’t know how to install Linux or what a distro is. That’s a fact. If you can successfully switch to Linux you are BY FAR more tech literate than most. Doesn’t mean you’re smart though.

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      Are there really people that think there aren’t people that think incognito does something more than clear your session history and cookies?

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        Are there really people who think that there aren’t people who think that there really are people that think there aren’t people that think incognito does something more than clear your session history and cookies?

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      You’d be surprised. There are college students with no notion of files and directories/folders… even in computer engineering.

      Speaking of incognito mode, many users, young or old, have no basic knowledge of how internet works (server, client, web browser…) and jumped straight into smartphones. Many can and will confuse the state of ‘leaving no trace behind after’ vs ‘not being watched now’.