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Wow. Can't access a news article in an incognito tab without logging in or subscribing. This happened in Firefox and Chrome in mobile and desktop views on Android.

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  • 5
    Wtf, how did they know that?
  • 0
    If the check is client-side you may be able to bypass it by blocking js
  • 1
    @maushax I don't use chrome so idk but Firefox Focus can disable js from settings -> privacy and security.
    On chrome you can probably get an add on like nojs
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    @exelix @maushax I'm using regular Chrome and Firefox (not focus). I disabled js in the site settings in Chrome and it worked. I think for Firefox, I would need to change a config or get an add-on to disable js. It wasn't an important article so I'm not going to do any of that.
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    You can’t definitively identify incognito mode, but browsers do prevent the FileSystem API from being used in incognito, which you could run a check against to see if it’s available and cross reference with user agent to see if it should be available.
  • 5
    Oh my. Porn sites are safer and more user friendly than regular websites. It finally happened...
  • 0
    I use Brave browser on my phone. Blocks most trackers and javascript.
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