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A window will open, darker colored than normal, and you'll see a page explaining how incognito mode works. Google Chrome is where most users get the name "incognito mode" from. Vivian McCall/Insider
The start page for private browsing mode in Firefox. Private browsing (also known as incognito mode or private mode ) is a feature in some web browsers that enhances user privacy. In this mode, the browser initiates a temporary session separate from its main session and user data.
Chrome's design bridges the gap between desktop and so-called "cloud computing." At the touch of a button, Chrome lets you make a desktop, Start menu, or QuickLaunch shortcut to any Web page or Web application, blurring the line between what's online and what's inside your PC. For example, I created a desktop shortcut for Google Maps.
In addition, other programs such as those used to stream media files, which are invoked from within Chrome, may still record history information, even when incognito mode is being used. Furthermore, a limitation of Apple's iOS 7 platform allows some information from incognito browser windows to leak to regular Chrome browser windows. [59]
Once upon a time, Google Chrome was atop the internet browser food chain with its simplistic design, easy access to Google Search, and customizable layout. In 2020, most browsers have adapted.
Google has agreed to delete the incognito search data of millions of its Chrome browser users, according to a new legal filing. The tech giant has been scrambling to settle a series of lawsuits ...
In May 2020, Google Chrome 83 introduced new features to block third-party cookies by default in its Incognito mode for private browsing, making blocking optional during normal browsing. The same update also added an option to block first-party cookies. [68] In April 2024, Chrome postponed third-party cookie blocking by default to 2025. [69]
Your IP address is your location online and each session should start with the same few sets of numbers. Click any recent activity entry to view its IP address as well as the date and time it was collected.