{"id":550065,"date":"2023-02-09T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T20:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:00:31","slug":"no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/","title":{"rendered":"#No, Incognito Mode Won\u2019t Protect You When Torrenting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac6c781c4cce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac6c781c4cce\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/#%E2%80%9CNo_Incognito_Mode_Wont_Protect_You_When_Torrenting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;No, Incognito Mode Won\u2019t Protect You When Torrenting&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/#What_Incognito_Mode_Does\" >What Incognito Mode Does<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/#How_Tracking_Works\" >How Tracking Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-incognito-mode-wont-protect-you-when-torrenting\/#What_You_Should_Use_Instead_of_Incognito_Mode\" >What You Should Use Instead of Incognito Mode<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNo_Incognito_Mode_Wont_Protect_You_When_Torrenting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;No, Incognito Mode Won\u2019t Protect You When Torrenting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-869995\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/incognito.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Closeup of a computer monitor with Chrome in incognito mode open.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Jordan Gloor \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever you do, don\u2019t exclusively use incognito mode to protect yourself while torrenting. It leaves you wide open to tracking. Instead, use a VPN because it actually hides your IP address and encrypts your connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Torrenting isn\u2019t strictly legal and you might get into trouble for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ing copyrighted material, but thankfully there are ways you can protect yourself. However, your browser\u2019s incognito mode isn\u2019t one of them, despite plenty of people on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> and other advice sites seeming to think so.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Incognito_Mode_Does\"><\/span>What Incognito Mode Does<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Incognito mode, also called private browsing, is a special mode on your browser that wipes the digital slate clean. You\u2019re signed out of everything, your browser temporarily forgets your history, and the result is that it\u2019s like starting over with a brand-new browser. Once you finish the session, its history is deleted, so it was like you were never there, too.<\/p>\n<p>The new incognito session is like a layer over your regular browsing, so once you end the session your browser will act as if nothing happened. Your old tabs are there, your history is there, it\u2019s just a short period that passed like it never really happened.<\/p>\n<p>Incognito mode is pretty nifty, but, as it says when you start up the new session, it doesn\u2019t actually cloak you in any way from the outside world. It just makes it so your browser doesn\u2019t remember anything. This temporary amnesia doesn\u2019t affect your actual web connection at all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716365\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chrome-incognito-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"chrome browser incognito window\" width=\"730\" height=\"436\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The feeling of anonymity you get from using incognito mode is exactly that: a feeling. Since anyone using the computer won\u2019t see what you\u2019ve been doing, it\u2019s only natural to think that nobody else will, either; it\u2019s probably the reason why so many people out there think using just incognito mode is enough to avoid tracking. However, the other people using your computer aren\u2019t the only ones watching.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Tracking_Works\"><\/span>How Tracking Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In fact, the only tracking incognito mode works against that done by others that use your computer. Anybody looking in from outside, so to speak, when you\u2019re actually on the web can see exactly what you\u2019re up to. For example, the sites you visit will still see where you\u2019re accessing them from and your internet service provider (ISP) will still be able to log your browsing information.<\/p>\n<p>This is a problem in and of itself\u2014in the United States, for example, ISPs can sell your data\u2014but it becomes an even bigger issue if you\u2019re torrenting. In this case, the tracking is usually done by copyright watchdogs like the DMCA. Usually what they do is attach a tracker to a torrent and then \u201cfollow\u201d that back to the torrenter. Once they track their quarry down, a warning or fine is issued.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, all a tracker needs is your IP address, a set of numbers that shows your location and that\u2019s automatically broadcast whenever you use the internet. Logic dictates that somehow altering IP is how you avoid tracking. However, using incognito mode doesn\u2019t fix this issue\u2014all it does is make your browser forgetful. Trackers can still track you in private mode, with all the fines and unpleasantness that comes with that.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Should_Use_Instead_of_Incognito_Mode\"><\/span>What You Should Use Instead of Incognito Mode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Enter virtual private networks, better known as VPNs, a much more powerful tool that can fake your IP address\u2014called spoofing\u2014and secure your connection. If using incognito mode while torrenting is like putting a blindfold on in the hope it prevents others from seeing you, a VPN is the real thing, turning you into a digital ninja who can\u2019t be identified by just about anybody.<\/p>\n<p>Though VPNs aren\u2019t perfect (not by a long shot) for torrenters they\u2019re a great solution. Besides spoofing your IP address, they also encrypt your connection, meaning that even if a tracker tries to trace your connection back through other means all the information they find will be gobbledygook.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we\u2019d go so far as to say that a VPN is the only real way in which torrenters can protect themselves from tracking. All other methods used to spoof your IP don\u2019t work as well. While VPN alternatives like proxies and Tor are great for other activities, for torrenting only VPNs offer the full range of protection you need.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean incognito mode is completely useless, though: when used in conjunction with a VPN, you\u2019re making your digital footprint extremely light. One handy ability of private browsing is that it signs you out of all social accounts, like Google, Facebook, etc. Though it doesn\u2019t help torrenters much, it\u2019s a great way to avoid marketers and their browser cookies, small files that can track you online.<\/p>\n<p>For torrenters, though, that\u2019s just an extra advantage. VPNs are the mainstay of your security. We\u2019ve put together a guide to picking a good VPN for torrenting, though you can\u2019t go wrong with services like Mullvad or IVPN, which hide your activity while also maintaining high speeds. 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