Incognito Browsing:-
Incognito mode is a privacy feature. By incognito, a web browser disables browsing history and the web cache and cookies. It’s called incognito browsing or private browsing.
The first privacy mode was used in 2005 with Mac OS, in Safari browser. In 2009 Google Chrome was using privacy protection with the name of Incognito. In 2009, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox also had started using privacy protection.
How it’s works:-
When you open a private window or incognito mode, the browser stops storing all the cookies from websites. Cookies enable the browser remember language preference for instance. Incognito mode is also disabling the storage and the data in cookies and flash cookies. That’s privacy protection is only available on local computing device.
Incognito mode doesn’t provide complete privacy because your ISP (Internet Service Provider) knows where you are browsed, by your IP address. When you are using browsing without incognito mode, the browser remember all the history and logs and you password and login automatically time of the visit.
When you can use privacy protection:-
1. Login into multiple accounts at same time:-
By incognito mode, you can login multiple account in same time by switching tabs.
2. Watching weird videos:-
By incognito mode, you can watching weird videos because incognito mode disables cookies and history.
3. To login other Computers:-
If you are using other computer to login with your personal id and work, you are safe with incognito browsing because if you are using incognito the browser not using your storage.
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