Click the “X” icon in the top-right corner of the incognito window. This will close the window and exit incognito mode. On mobile devices, the process is slightly different: Open your incognito tab by ...

Many people wrote off the incognito and private-browsing modes introduced recently in popular web browsers as for the paranoid and porn-obsessed only. It turns out they're also great for mooching ...

Want to keep your browsing private? Incognito mode helps, but it doesn’t erase everything. Here’s how to delete history properly and stay secure.

You don’t have to be a computer whiz to grasp the value of private browsing. At a time when consumers are worried about sensitive information falling into the wrong ...

This story is part of The Privacy Divide, a series that explores the misconceptions, disparities, and paradoxes that have developed around our privacy and its broader ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...

Do you want to keep your browsing private? Incognito mode helps, but it doesn't completely hide your online activity.

Incognito mode has been around for so long that many believe it's a privacy tool. Going Incognito on Google Chrome feels like you're donning a trench coat, ball cap, and sunglasses, making you ...

Incognito mode offers local privacy by deleting browsing history, cookies, and form data upon closing all windows. However, ...

You undoubtedly know about your browser's incognito mode: a special browser state where the software doesn't keep track of your activities in quite as much detail ...

With the release of Chrome 76, Google fixed a loophole that allowed web sites to detect if a visitor was using Incognito mode. Unfortunately, their fix led to two other methods that can still be used ...

Websites are still capable of detecting when a visitor is using Chrome's incognito (private browsing) mode, despite Google's efforts last year to disrupt the practice. There are several reasons why ...