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What does Chrome's Incognito Mode hide?

Here's what you need to know...

  • Anyone on your Wi-Fi network could potentially use special spy software to view what you're browsing, regardless of Incognito Mode.
  • And your employer will be able to use similar technology to see what you're browsing at work, too.
  • It's entirely possible that your employer logs every website you visit while at work.
  • Your internet service provider (like BT, Virgin, and so on) will also be able to see what you're doing online.
  • That means the police can also get access to what you view in Incognito Mode, simply by requesting that information from your internet provider.
  • The websites you're using will also be able to track that you're online on their page, too.
  • Google will know where you're browsing from, and what you're looking at.
  • And if you log into a website, they'll also be able to keep track of information about you.
  • So when you log into Facebook in Incognito Mode, details about what you do on the site will be recorded – just the same as if you were using it in a normal web browser.
  • The key point is that Incognito Mode is not a great method of ensuring privacy, because it's still very easy to track what you're doing online.
  • It's only really useful for keeping websites out of your browsing history, or logging into a single website on multiple accounts in the same web browser.