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2 Replies Last post: Oct 30, 2008 8:53 AM by douchrti

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Oct 28, 2008 4:35 PM

How Private--or Secure--Is So-Called Private Browsing?

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DTNick

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1. Oct 28, 2008 10:46 PM

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Re: How Private--or Secure--Is So-Called Private Browsing?

Yeah, there seems to be this misconception that private browsing is inherently more secure. It may prevent others from seeing what sites you visited on that computer, but it won't prevent you from a phishing scam.

Nick Mediati - Assistant Editor; resident OS/web browser/security nerd

douchrti

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2. Oct 30, 2008 8:53 AM

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Re: How Private--or Secure--Is So-Called Private Browsing?

For the typical at home user tryng to hide their tracks on the puter they are using, it may be termed private browsing.
But if its a Network, or thru a Host of any kind, theres always a track left behind.
So I agree, its a matter of how you perceive secureness or privacy.

Doug Woodall

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