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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The simple solution if you don't want your history to be seen is to have one account per user on your computer.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 6 points 7 months ago

Threat model. Most people never need that protection, but anonymization in front of their ISP etc

[–] hinterlufer@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Doesn't solve the autocomplete issue when you're trying to show someone something. I also don't get ads for things I searched for while in a private window. And don't forget how useful it is when you're logging into some of your accounts when it's not your machine, or logging into two accounts at once.