Sunday, November 11, 2018

How to Enter Private mode in Google Chrome

What is private mode? 

Private mode is a way to browse the internet without leaving any trace on the computer. All modern browsers have their own version of private mode. For Google Chrome, it is called Incognito mode. In this mode, Google Chrome will not keep track of the following: 

  • Browsing History
  • Cookies
  • Forms Information
It is very important to keep in mind, though, that this doesn't make you 100% invisible. Your internet provider or wherever you are browsing the internet on will be able to track what you are doing. It doesn't encrypt or mask your activity; simply it doesn't store any of it on the actual computer that you are using at the moment. 

Possible scenarios

There are a number of reasons that one might want to use incognito mode. Some simply do not like their information to be stored on their computer. It is useful if you are using a public computer and you  don't want any information to be stored for someone else to see. The possibilities and scenarios are endless.

How to Enter Private Mode

When you see the Google Chrome icon, right click and select New incognito window. 

If you already have a Google Chrome window open, you can press Ctrl+Shift+N and you'll see a new window pop up. 

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