Incognito mode is seen as a privacy layer that conceals your online activity—but that’s only partially true. It comes with some limitations you should understand if you want to browse more securely.

Although a private browsing mode known as "Incognito" in Google's widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new ...

The iPhone's incognito mode is ideal for sensitive searches and avoiding targeted ads. But there are time when you may want to turn it off. Sareena was a senior editor for CNET covering the mobile ...

In November 2025, some Reddit users were shocked to find Google apparently had access to their private browsing sessions.

NEW YORK (AP) — Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito” in Google’s widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Although a private browsing ...