Research Without Leaving Traces
I'm collecting examples from different public profiles for a personal project. I'd rather avoid notifying people when checking stories because I don't actually know most of these accounts. Logging into my own profile doesn't feel like the best approach for this task. I only need to browse publicly available content without unnecessary interactions. Is there a practical way to do that?
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I completely understand why you want to keep your personal profile out of this research because tracking references can get very messy. I had to gather some public design examples last month, and finding https://mantelligence.com/anonymous-instagram-browsing-how-users-view-stories-posts-profiles/ really helped me figure out how to view profiles without constantly logging in. Using external web tools is honestly the easiest way to save photos without leaving footprints on anyone's page.