How does incognito mode work
Using incognito mode is very simple. Open the browser you want to use for your research and then open incognito mode. Your private browsing session has started.
- Your computer stops keeping track of the websites you visit in your browsing history.
- Your login credentials and any other data you submit to the forms will no longer be saved.
- In the incognito tab, extensions are disabled until you manually turn them on.
- Although your login credentials are saved on your devices, every time you turn on incognito mode, you will have to enter your passwords again.
Closing the incognito tabs or the browser ends the private browsing experience. It deletes all cookies and page data that were saved during the session.
Once you try to go back, you’ll find the list of the websites you visited back in the search history. Secondly, there won’t be any cookies on the websites either. However, all of your recently added bookmarks, downloaded files, and reading list items will still be accessible.
Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito Mode’ isn’t as private as you might think
Although incognito mode hides your viewing history, it doesn’t completely protect your privacy or stop websites from tracking you.
In 2020, a class-action lawsuit was launched against Google for monitoring user behavior, even though the company assured users that their Chrome Incognito session was private. Late in 2023, Google decided to reimburse the amount of $5 billion to settle the case after failing to persuade a U.S. District Court that the lawsuit should be thrown out. Now that the matter is completely resolved, Google is on its way to updating its description of Chrome’s Incognito mode, reassuring the users about privacy.
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