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Do We Need A Better Private Browsing Mode? (networkworld.com)
Network World's Alan Zeichi recently argued "We need a better Private Browsing mode." Slashdot reader Miche67 writes: As this writer says, Chrome's Incognito Mode "doesn't offer strong protection at all." [Incognito mode "only prevents Chrome from saving your site visit activity. It won't stop other sources from seeing your browsing activity."] And Firefox's Private Browsing with Tracking Protection -- while stronger than Chrome -- is an all-or-nothing option. "You can't turn it off for sites you trust, but have it otherwise enabled by default."
The submission ends, "Every single link to non-trusted websites should open, by default, in a Private/Incognito window. C'mon, browser makers, get this done." This raises two questions. How do Slashdot's readers browse? And do you think we need a better private mode for web browsing?
The submission ends, "Every single link to non-trusted websites should open, by default, in a Private/Incognito window. C'mon, browser makers, get this done." This raises two questions. How do Slashdot's readers browse? And do you think we need a better private mode for web browsing?
If you don't want people to know you're watching porn online, don't watch porn online. If you don't want people to know you're accessing illicit content online, don't access illicit content online. Don't have anything to hide and you won't have any problems. The paranoia is from perverts, criminals, and other losers who feel the need to access illicit things online that they don't want others to know about. Modify your own behavior and you'll have no problems with needing to keep secrets.
Sat in our parents basements in our underwear.
Yes, my parents get suspicious when I lock the door.
Or close your eyes when you browse, nobody can see you.