If You’ve Ever Used Incognito Mode On Your Computer’s Web Browser, We’ve Got Some Bad News…

For those of you who have a habit of using your web browser’s Incognito Mode, we’ve got some news that is super important to understand!

Internet users may utilize private browsing, (aka Incognito mode) for several different reasons.

Have you ever searched a crazy medical question, or maybe you’ve looked up different careers on your work computer that you didn’t want showing up in the history log?

If you answered yes to any of the above, we have some bad news for you…

Now Incognito mode on major web browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, and Firefox can prevent a family member or friend from viewing your history on the device you privately browsed on, according to Norton, an antivirus and anti-malware software company.

However, it’s important to note, and you may not want to hear this, but by privately browsing, the websites you visit, your ISP, and other third parties can still track your activity online, explains Norton.

According to McAfee, a widely known computer security company, internet service providers, schools, and even websites you log into while searching in Incognito can view what you’ve browsed online.

I also really do hate to break it you, but there’s more.

Private browsing also, does not stop third-party groups from tracking you online according to Norton, which is pretty scary to think about.

And neither can it stop viruses or malware from infecting your computer, says Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company, which is also frightening.

So the next time you use Incognito Mode on your computer’s web browser, remember that you are never truly anonymous online.