Click the “X” icon in the top-right corner of the incognito window. This will close the window and exit incognito mode. On mobile devices, the process is slightly different: Open your incognito tab by ...

Modern browsers' private modes offer limited privacy, deleting local history and cookies but not hiding activity from ISPs or ...

Google will destroy the private browsing history of millions of people who used "incognito" mode in its Chrome browser as a part of a settlement filed to federal court on Monday in a case over the ...

The incognito or private mode found in most web browsers is back in the news, with Google updating its disclaimer to give users a better idea of exactly how this feature works. Whether you use Chrome ...

I might have to rename our Data Privacy Roundup newsletter as the “Privacy Sandbox Bulletin.” First, the UK’s CMA announced on Friday that it’s begun the ...

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

An ongoing lawsuit has questioned Google’s continued collection of browsing data from the Chrome browser’s incognito mode. Now, as part of a settlement for the case, Google has pledged to “destroy” ...