It might protect you in the sense that the evil browser extensions are disabled, but then why install them at all?
The fact that I visit `https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=qznc` more often than other user pages reveals something about my identity. That is one attack the researchers used. Browsing mode is not designed to protect you from URL snooping. Embedded ads can track those URLs as well and they can in private browsing mode.
The fact that I visit `https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=qznc` more often than other user pages reveals something about my identity. That is one attack the researchers used. Browsing mode is not designed to protect you from URL snooping. Embedded ads can track those URLs as well and they can in private browsing mode.