Private Browsing Myths
How you're still tracked in Incognito InPrivate private browsing mode.
You may have tried your browser's “private” mode,
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but have you read the fine print?
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Things like cookies and history
are deleted when you close out,
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but there are plenty of other ways you're being tracked, like through your IP Address and logins.
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Search engines can still record your searches.
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Your internet provider can still see where you go.
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So, even though YOU can't see your past activity,
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the rest of the internet can.
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Which means, advertisers can still
build profiles based on your activity,
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which they use to show targeted ads
that follow you around the web.
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Also, all of this info can be requested by the government,
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which renders “private” browsing pretty ineffective.
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So, “private” browsing or not,
your activity is still monitored
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unless you use services that don't track you by default
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