HTG Explains: How Private Browsing Works and Why It Doesn’t Offer Complete Privacy

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Published on Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:00:00 GMT Indexed on 2012/06/30 15:19 UTC
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Private Browsing, InPrivate Browsing, Incognito Mode – it has a lot of names, but it’s the same basic feature in every browser. Private browsing offers some improved privacy, but it’s not a silver bullet that makes you completely anonymous online.

Private Browsing mode changes the way your browser behaves, whether you’re using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Opera or any other browser – but it doesn’t change the way anything else behaves.

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