Many people who use private browsing have misconceptions about it and believe it allows them to browse the web anonymously, websites can't identify them and their internet service provider, employer or school can't know what websites they visit. It's not true.
Private browsing does not make you anonymous on the Internet and does not protect you from keyloggers or spyware that may be installed on your computer.
Whatever it's called, private browsing does not save your browsing information, such as history and cookies, and it leaves no trace after you end the session.
Visited pages are not added o the history menu, nothing you enter into text boxes on web pages nor the search bar will be saved, files you download will not be listed in the downloads library after you turn off, cookies will not be stored and temporary internet files will not be saved.
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| Private Browsing in Firefox |
Why use private browsing? It allows you to use a shared computer or someone else's device while preventing your passwords, search records, and browsing history from being saved on that device.
It should be remembered though that if you bookmark a site or download a file while using private browsing mode, the bookmarks and file will remain in the system.
Private browsing is actually pretty effective for the purpose of protecting browsing activities or personal data from other users of a device, but that's all.
However, even on you own computer private browsing does provide some protection against cookie-based tracking. Therefore, it’s less likely that you will see online advertising related to the websites you visit while using private browsing.
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