Private Browsing is not as Safe as you Might Think

Let's be honest: There's probably a few things you've been looking online that you don't want anyone else to know about. There are plenty of reasons to want to keep your web history in the shadows.

Perhaps you're planning a surprise party for someone that you share a computer with. Perhaps you're on a computer at the office and don't want your co-workers poking around in your work. Or perhaps you just have concerns about someone sneaking into your top-secret bunker and finding out about your search history . Whatever your reason for going undercover, private browsing will help keep other people from being nosy. Privacy mode, private browsing or incognito mode,is a term that refers to privacy features in modern web browsers. All Popular browsers Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer etc have private browsing modes you can use to make sure the websites you visit don't appear in your browsing history. Typically Web browsers store information such as browsing history, images, videos and text within cache. In contrast, When you enable private browsing modes, you are telling your browser not to record which websites you're visiting, and telling it not to use or download any cookies for selected browsing sessions. It is of note that this offers virtually no privacy protection beyond the local level (Not storing anything on local system). However, it is still possible to trace back frequented websites by associating the IP address with the user. Now, while private browsing is useful, it's not all powerful. Private browsing won't protect you from keyloggers, tracking programs, nasty viruses after your personal info, or government surveillance efforts. But as far as the local PC access is concerned, your private online activities will remain in mystery. As every request sent over the Internet is includes initiators IP address, anyone with the capacity to monitor server or packet sniffing can figure out what you're doing online. There's no way to avoid using your IP address in an Internet request. However, there are ways to hide it. You can make use of Proxies and VPNs to fake your IP & hide the original IP from BAD Guys. Alternating your browsing habbits can also save you from being tracked.

Remember Smart Surfing is SAFE surfing.