The start page for private browsing mode in Firefox.
Private browsing, also known as incognito mode or private mode, is a feature available in web browsers that allows users to browse the internet without leaving any traces of their online activity on their device. In this mode, the browser initiates a temporary session separate from its main session and user data. The browsing history is not recorded, and local data related to the session, like Cookies and Web cache, are deleted once the session ends. The primary purpose of these modes is to ensure that data and history from a specific browsing session do not remain on the device or get accessed by another user of the same device.
In web development, it can be used to quickly test displaying pages as they appear to first-time visitors.
Private browsing modes do not necessarily protect users from being tracked by other websites or their Internet service provider (ISP). Furthermore, there is a possibility that identifiable traces of activity could be leaked from private browsing sessions by means of the operating system, security flaws in the browser, or via malicious browser extensions, and it has been found that certain HTML5 APIs can be used to detect the presence of private browsing modes due to differences in behavior. This is usually why some people mistake private browsing for a virtual private network.
Privatebrowsing, also known as incognito mode or private mode, is a feature available in web browsers that allows users to browse the internet without...
and browsing habits. All major browsers have a privatebrowsing mode in which browsing history is not recorded. This is to protect against browsing history...
PrivateBrowser is a web browser created by DuckDuckGo. It is a privacy-oriented browser available for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. The browser relies...
during non-privatebrowsing. The feature was first introduced to protect privatebrowsing in 2015 and was then extended to standard browsing as an opt-in...
user visits is disabled by default when private browsing. Known trackers are blocked while privatebrowsing and tracking IDs in links are automatically removed...
tablets. It included the Awesome Bar, tabbed browsing, add-on support, a password manager, location-aware browsing, and the ability to synchronize with the...
Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed...
that removed NPAPI support entirely. The privatebrowsing feature called Incognito mode prevents the browser from locally storing any history information...
Anonymous web browsing may refer to one of the following: Privatebrowsing Dark web Tor (network) I2P This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsingprivately. In 2017, three women sued Google, accusing the company of violating...
websites to block or allow. As with other privatebrowsing modes, there are ways that information about a browsing session can be recovered. Internet Explorer...
users turn off their browsing history or use the non-logging private mode. They also allow users to set bookmarks, customize the browser with extensions,...
feature. The tab browsing feature allows users to open multiple tabs or pages on one window. This is convenient for users who enjoy browsing from one window...
extensions for all major web browsers and a custom DuckDuckGo web browser. Headquartered in Paoli, Pennsylvania, DuckDuckGo is a privately held company with about...
providers. When in such circumstances, he recommends using the browser in privatebrowsing mode (widely known as Incognito mode in Google Chrome). A web...
automatically in the background when browsing using the Safari browser. Pressing the trash icon while browsing will delete all session data, and return...
privatebrowsing. It can save bookmarks, download files, and web pages for offline reading. It supports streaming and remembers the user's browsing history...
proxy or a VPN. In a more non-technical sense, using incognito mode or privatebrowsing mode will prevent a user's computer from saving history, Internet files...
"Opera 9.5 -- a fine browsing alternative". TechChuck.com. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-09-23. "Sync browsing data in the Opera browser | Opera". "Can't find...
Alternatives to 12ft include: Privatebrowsing for some websites, though often with access limits Through a virtual private network, the Tor network or...
usability and security improvements in PrivateBrowsing, and protection against running older versions of the browser which can lead to data corruption and...
Global Information