WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:05.359 Thanks for watching TechWiki. Click the subscribe button, then enable 00:00:03.280 --> 00:00:10.000 notifications with the bell icon so you won't miss any future videos. So, we've 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:16.400 all been there. It's time to handle something sensitive, embarrassing, or 00:00:13.360 --> 00:00:18.240 seedy, and you definitely don't want it 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.160 in your browser where your roommate, your boss, or your aunt Gertie might 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:27.119 stumble upon it. So, you fire up your browser's trusty incognito or private 00:00:25.119 --> 00:00:32.719 mode, which promises to keep your activity secret from anyone else who 00:00:29.599 --> 00:00:35.280 uses your computer or phone. But is it 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:39.600 that trusty? What exactly does incognito mode do? Well, here's the basic 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:43.760 principle of operation. Incognito mode works by keeping your history, the 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:48.079 browser cache that contains the contents of pages you visit, cookies that track 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:53.600 your activity, and form data that you enter only temporarily. The idea is that 00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:58.480 once you're done with your session and you close your browser, this information 00:00:55.840 --> 00:01:02.320 all gets deleted, making it invisible to the next person who uses the browser. 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:07.280 This makes it not only useful for keeping your browsing habits away from 00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:09.760 prying eyes, but also for getting around 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:14.720 website features that might make using them irritating. Because it doesn't use 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:19.840 cookies from your main browsing session, you can use incognito mode to log into a 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:24.960 website under a different account, stop advertisers from snooping on what you're 00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:27.600 looking at, and even get around website 00:01:24.960 --> 00:01:31.759 payw walls on sites that use cookies to track how many articles you've viewed 00:01:30.080 --> 00:01:36.799 before they start charging you. Newspaper websites are notorious for 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:41.759 this last one. However, you've probably seen the warnings that pop up in 00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:45.600 incognito mode telling you your employer or internet service provider might still 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:50.560 be able to keep tabs on your online activity. Well, how would they do that? 00:01:48.399 --> 00:01:56.399 Well, because incognito mode only affects what's being stored locally on 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:58.399 your computer, all of that traffic is 00:01:56.399 --> 00:02:03.360 still being routed through the servers at your ISP and also perhaps your school 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:07.759 or office. so it can still be intercepted and tracked. You can learn 00:02:05.360 --> 00:02:11.200 more about that right up here. So that means that if you really want to 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:16.640 anonymize your web traffic, you'll need to consider using a VPN as well, 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:20.959 possibly over a network like tour to further conceal your identity. Also 00:02:18.879 --> 00:02:24.480 remember that just because a browser deletes the information about your 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:28.560 session, doesn't mean it will keep a determined snoop from finding out what 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:34.319 you've been up to. For example, features that can run in incognito mode, such as 00:02:31.200 --> 00:02:36.400 browser extensions or Adobe Flash, can 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:42.879 still leave visible traces on your computer unless you make sure that those 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:45.599 are disabled as well. And browsers also 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:50.239 don't necessarily delete any data that you built up during an incognito session 00:02:47.760 --> 00:02:56.160 securely. So, some of it could still be found with a software recovery program 00:02:52.640 --> 00:02:58.640 or inside your PC's DNS cache, which 00:02:56.160 --> 00:03:02.959 matches the URLs of the sites you visit to the IP addresses. So, you'll need to 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:08.239 make sure that you clear your DNS cache with this command if you're really 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:11.120 worried about privacy. Finally, things 00:03:08.239 --> 00:03:15.280 that go wrong on your PC can also compromise the effectiveness of 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:20.159 incognito mode. Since many browsers delete the data from your incognito mode 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:24.800 session once you close your session, an unexpected error like a computer crash 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:30.319 could keep that data from being deleted normally. And then of course, any 00:03:27.200 --> 00:03:32.799 malware or spying software like a key 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:38.000 logger could easily be keeping tabs on your incognito browsing if your PC is 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:42.159 infected. Now, we're not trying to scare you or make you think that private 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:49.200 browsing is useless. It's still a powerful tool and an easy quick layer of 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:50.959 security, but just like any tool, it 00:03:49.200 --> 00:03:55.440 only works if you take the appropriate precautions. 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