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Ask HN: Screw Facebook and Go Incognito on it

4 points by mahcode ↗ HN
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.

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runevault
It 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
Brilliant! So there is basically no need to add plugins like this one (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
But then you have no history either. Also, you would be effectively logged out of every website.
mahcode
True, 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
Or 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/ , but they have never worked quite as I wished.

dorkitude
Sadly, Incognito Mode also doesn't work with extensions like 1Password (indispensable for me)