It is a privacy improvement and the main reason for this is to prevent Incognito Mode Detecion. "Bypassing paywalls" is only a side-effect. https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...i-to-prevent-incognito-mode-detection.413483/
Chrome 76 prevents NYT and other news sites from detecting Incognito Mode https://arstechnica.com/information...her-news-sites-from-detecting-incognito-mode/