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chucklenorris
A few days ago I opened a youtube video in chrome incognito mode so it won't pollute the feed, but in the middle of the video I decided it's quite good so I opened it in the main window. At this point the tracking code glitched out and the video started where I left it off in the incognito mode. Couldn't reproduce it since though.
dr_kiszonka
Your comment made me curious if/how Google uses incognito data. For example, if I search for a gift for my wife in an incognito window, will I see ads for this product category in regular Chrome?

BTW, interesting word choice: from Latin incognitus "unknown, not investigated."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/incognito

Vardiak
When you share a video, you can include the time code in the URL. That’s probably what’s happened. Doesn’t seem like a plausible "glitch".
0x073
Incognito mode isn't as incognito as normal users might think.

If you have at least a little technology knowledge it should be clear what that mode is.

sparkbII
"Incognito mode just means they clean the dressing room after you use it. It doesn't mean the dressing room has a door."