Private browser modes not very secure after all

wconeybeer · 09-08-2010

Private browser modes not very secure after all.

Back when I was a tech support rep, I would often receive calls from people [men] who were curious [needed to know before their significant other came home] about how to delete their browser history [how to make the traces of their porn browsing go away].

With the inception of �Private Browsing� or �Incognito� modes in all of the major browsers, I�m sure calls like that don�t happen as often as they used to. However, if you�re using one of these modes for surfing some websites that somebody might frown upon, you may not be as protected as you believe.

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*Blu-rayFreak* · 09-08-2010

Sounds like all of the various browsers need to beef up their private browsing features.

*RichMan* · 10-08-2010

I only use Incognito mode to purchase air line tickets. I certainly don't want my wife to know where my business travel is taking me. ;-)

RM

*debro* · 10-08-2010

Maybe private mode should also up the security settings simultaneously

09-08-2010	#1
wconeybeer MyCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 645	Private browser modes not very secure after all Private browser modes not very secure after all. Back when I was a tech support rep, I would often receive calls from people [men] who were curious [needed to know before their significant other came home] about how to delete their browser history [how to make the traces of their porn browsing go away]. With the inception of �Private Browsing� or �Incognito� modes in all of the major browsers, I�m sure calls like that don�t happen as often as they used to. However, if you�re using one of these modes for surfing some websites that somebody might frown upon, you may not be as protected as you believe. Read the full article here: http://www.myce.com/news/private-bro...ter-all-32931/ Please note that the reactions from the complete site will be synched below.

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