There are times when a user needs to browse Internet pages of any content without “leaving traces” on a personal computer. Of course, you can then clean up the necessary folders, delete cookies and other hacks, but this is an extra waste of time. Google Chrome’s incognito mode helps you “stay unnoticed” when surfing the Internet on someone else’s computer or on your own when visiting any content.
Regardless of the browser, when visiting Internet pages, enough personal and personal information is downloaded to a personal computer: temporary files (buffered videos and audio tracks, cached pictures), which are temporarily recorded in system folders and stored there for some time. Thus allowing you to access unprotected personal information of the user.
In Chrome, the incognito mode was created to protect cookies (special identification data for authorization in social networks, mail and other services with registration). There are times when it is necessary to maintain complete confidentiality when working at the computer, without leaving a history of visits and downloads. In Google Chrome, settings allow you to turn off history recording, but this is not as convenient as complete anonymity without unnecessary settings and additional actions.
There are other ways to remain invisible: specially software, manual cleaning of files and folders, special browser settings. But incognito mode is superior to simple hacks in its functionality and simplicity.
This article will tell you how to leave no traces when using the Internet and its resources, or how to become “invisible on the network”.
The basics necessary for any ordinary user
The basis for storing and viewing data in any browser is the “History” or “View Log” tabs. Access to them is available to anyone with access to a personal computer. Of course, they serve to simplify the work on the Internet and track their own actions, but they also carry a danger due to the openness and accessibility of such information to prying eyes.
If you go into the same Google Chrome (settings), you can see links to visited sites for a certain time. You can also set the time period during which this data will be stored, or disable history tracking. But there is a fat minus in this: if you find the important page you need and accidentally close it, you will have to climb the entire Internet again in its search, since there is no history of its visit.
Incognito mode in Chrome browser - an innovative innovation
This feature has become available in a recent browser update. For a long time, developers went to this event, doubting its need and carefully testing the beta versions of the program.
Incognito mode is a special feature that allows you to visit web pages without being afraid for the accessibility and openness of history or visiting magazines, as they are simply empty! This means that you can not only surf the expanses of the World Wide Web, but also watch videos, listen to audio tracks. But saved bookmarks and downloaded files will be visible.
How to enter incognito mode?
You can use the menu where there is a tab “open a new window in incognito mode”. Or there is an option a little easier: hot keys (ctrl + shift + n) will immediately open a new window for you in anonymous user mode. It’s easy to recognize a new window; you should look at the upper right corner, where the corresponding icon will be displayed.
It is worth mentioning that the new mode can be used when synchronization is enabled with your Google Chrome account (there is no need to exit it). Anonymity of the data will be preserved even in this case.