There are many services, platforms and applications that we can find on the Internet, but at the same time we must be careful about security and privacy here. For all this we have our browsers and their integrated functions, but at the same time we must take other additional precautions. This is the case of the incognito mode of the browser that we will focus on next.
We must bear in mind that these two terms that we have just mentioned are among the most important at this time in the world of technology . Of course, how could it be otherwise, this is something that becomes especially extensible when we talk about the Internet and the dangers that this entails on certain occasions. And it is not to be alarmist, but it is true that attacks in this way are more complex than ever, although we also have better security measures.
Something very similar happens with everything related to the privacy of our data, in fact both terms in most cases go hand in hand. But let’s not forget that the browsers we are talking about, such as Chrome , Edge or Firefox , help us greatly in this regard. But yes, we must be clear about the functions that we have at our disposal here, and if we are using them in a convenient way. This is the case, for example, of the incognito mode or private window that we find in many browsers.
We comment precisely on this because some think that by opening a session in a private or incognito window, everything is already resolved in terms of privacy that we mentioned.
Data not saved when browsing incognito mode
But it is not like that, far from it, something that we are going to explain below so that things are a little clearer in this type of anonymous sessions. And it is that perhaps they are not as incognito, private or anonymous as many of you might think.
It is true that there is certain data that is not stored in the browser when we open an incognito window, which will be beneficial in certain situations. For example when we use the program in a public place, or when that same PC is used by other people, friends or family. And is that when you open this private mode, the program will not save data such as browsing history, cookies, or information from the forms we fill out.
This way we avoid that all this can fall into unwanted hands that later can sit on this same computer and start browsing with the software.
Many visited websites will continue to have proof of our user
But of course, those data that we have mentioned before refer to local data that is hidden, or not saved, from our navigation. But online , many of the websites that we visit, even in incognito mode, will have proof of our presence, either by IP or by credentials , among other methods. Therefore, those who think they are invisible on the Internet in a private window are wrong. Hence, the usual measures to safeguard your privacy will have to continue taking them.
Our activity is not entirely invisible
And that’s not all, since at the same time if we work on a PC controlled by a company account in the browser or an educational center, its administrators could also follow our movements on the Internet. Even using a private window , they can see what we do with the PC and the browser, so again we will not be as invisible as we might think at first.
It is for all this that we have told you that, despite moving around the Internet in an open window with incognito mode, we should not think that we are already invisible to the rest.