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If they did it on purpose, who exactly did they do it for? The NSA/GCHQ already record all internet traffic, so they don't care whether or not you are using a 'private' mode to browse the web, it makes no difference to them.


Probably FBI or lower-level law enforcement, who need useful forensic records in their "crime" dragnet to score a higher conviction rate.

Source: A wild guess, but fuck those pricks anyway.




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