This story is part of The Privacy Divide, a series that explores the misconceptions, disparities, and paradoxes that have developed around our privacy and its broader ...

Incognito Mode might sound like a secret window to the web. But experts say it’s not as private as you might think.

You don’t have to be a computer whiz to grasp the value of private browsing. At a time when consumers are worried about sensitive information falling into the wrong hands—including the websites they ...

Incognito mode has been around for so long that many believe it's a privacy tool. Going Incognito on Google Chrome feels like you're donning a trench coat, ball cap, and sunglasses, making you ...

Want to keep your browsing private? Incognito mode helps, but it doesn’t erase everything. Here’s how to delete history properly and stay secure.

Google’s Incognito Mode is a great way to hide your online antics — but there’s a big hole that could leave you exposed. A new study from Vanderbilt University reveals a sneaky way Google can see ...

Detecting Incognito mode through filesystem quotas When Google made it so that Incognito mode uses a temporary filesystem using the computer's RAM, it opened up a new method of detecting it based on ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...

Do you want to keep your browsing private? Incognito mode helps, but it doesn't completely hide your online activity.

We willingly give our most personal data so often to advertisers, Big Tech, scammers, and everyone else looking to make a dime off us. Want to take control back? Start with changing a few settings ...

Bottom line: If I've learned anything over the past few years, it's that any and everything you do or say online is traceable. It may be possible to take steps to make it harder to find but there's ...

On International Data Privacy Day last year, an email popped into Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai’s inbox from Google’s marketing chief Lorraine ...