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 ...

If you want to enable extensions in incognito mode on your browser, go to the Extension settings page, find the extension you want, and toggle the option that says “Allow it incognito or in Private ...

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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 ...

Modern browsers' private modes offer limited privacy, deleting local history and cookies but not hiding activity from ISPs or ...

If you browse the web in Incognito mode, everything you do is private, right? In a word, no. Your internet service provider, for example, can still see your activity. This misconception has even ...

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Google is finally having to make it clear that Chrome's Incognito mode does almost nothing. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The description of Chrome’s Incognito mode will soon be changed to make it clear ...

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