Sometimes you may need to use a computer you don’t necessarily trust to log on to your email, social networking site, or any other site that saves cookies or history. You don’t want anyone else to have access to your cookies or history, but it may feel invasive to delete them, and even intrusive to save your passwords. There is a simple solution for this. Firefox and Google Chrome both offer history/saved cookie free browsing at the click of a button. Here are the instructions for putting these browsers in a special mode that will allow you to use them with the comfort of knowing that absolutely no history or other information will be saved.
Firefox
Begin by opening Firefox. Next to the word “Firefox” in the top left corner, there is an arrow for a drop-down menu. Click this and find the option “Start private browsing”. A pop-up window will appear. Click the “start private browsing” option. You are now ready to begin using the browser. Note: Firefox will remain in private browsing mode until the browser is closed or the session is terminated by clicking the “stop private browsing” option in the drop down menu. Also, private browsing does not affect the information stored while not in private browsing mode.
Google Chrome
Begin by opening Google Chrome. Click on the wrench icon in the top right corner. Choose the option “open new incognito window.” A new window will appear with a spy silhouette in the top left corner. You may begin browsing. Note: the original window that you opened (the one without the spy silhouette) is still capable of keeping its own history, so it is recommended that you close this window to prevent accidental use.