In November 2025, some Reddit users were shocked to find Google apparently had access to their private browsing sessions.

The incognito or private mode found in most web browsers is back in the news, with Google updating its disclaimer to give users a better idea of exactly how this feature works. Whether you use Chrome ...

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FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S.

Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito" in Google's widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new ...

Although a private browsing mode known as "Incognito" in Google's widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new ...

Here's a bit of browser history that surprises even seasoned devs: Safari was first to ship a "private" mode. Apple introduced Private Browsing in Safari 2.0 alongside Mac OS X Tiger in 2005, years ...

Q: Here's one that I've been wrestling with for about four to six months now. I sign up for a few sweepstakes/contests sponsored by Food Network, HGTV, etc. I'm primarily using Chrome, but I get the ...

Internet Explorer’s InPrivate Browsing, Chrome’s Incognito mode, and Firefox’s and Safari’s Private mode all seek to do the same thing: Prevent other users from seeing what sites were visited by the ...