Hey you and welcome! My name is Mr. Berry in this whole video i'm going to be talking
about the privacy mode that you find within the chrome browser now this is true whether
you're using a windows mac or even a android cell phone or even an apple phone or even a
chromebook so we're going to be looking at the privacy mode now the privacy mode that they call
incognito mode and basically when we talk about the changes that are actually happening here
just around the corner so let's look at some of these changes you and i come on
hey here i am within the chrome browser first off what is incognito mode well for those who
don't know the incognito mode lets you basically browse the web without recording your browsing
history any data inputted in forms including addresses and phone numbers will not be saved by
the chrome browser as it does in the non-incognito mode browser windows
cookies and site data are also not saved and to find this in conino mode all you
have to do is use the shortcut ctrl shift and in so if i do that now there it is ctrl shift
n opens it up regardless of whether you're on a chromebook or on a windows machine
now while you're inside of this incognito mode any downloads or bookmarks that you add
will be saved as normal and of course your internet service provider will be able to see
everything and anything that you do during this time basically google markets this incognito mode
as a way to shop for gifts without leaving a trace that loved ones can find on your home pc or within
your chromebook so now what about these changes that are going to be taking place here soon
well what i'm going to do is i'm going to open up two windows there they are side by side the
first one there on the left is the old version and the one on the right is the new version
as you can see they say different things and the old version basically says now you can browse
privately and other people who use this device won't see your activity
however downloads bookmarks and reading list items will be saved okay
next it says chrome won't save the following information your browsing history cookies and site
data information entered in forms your activity might still be visible to websites that you visit
your employer or school your internet service provider and we also have this option here where
it says block third party cookies that's when on sites can't use cookies to track you across the
web features on some sites may not work however now we have the new window here and basically it
says the same thing at the top you're in cognito mode however below that it basically tells you
what it actually does and what it does not do so a little bit clearer on their disclaimer
and we'll get into the reasons why here in a moment but the first part here is is what
incognito does after closing all incognito tabs chrome clears your browsing activity
from this device your search history from this device information entered in any forms
now for what it does not do incognito does not make you invisible online sites know when you
visit them employers or schools can track your browsing activity especially if you're using
a school device internet service providers may monitor all your web traffic and as you see here
something is missing basically that little switch where i can turn off the block third-party cookies
now this new version of the incognito tab doesn't change the overall look drastically
but instead changes the design of the disclaimer that the browser has used for quite some time
instead of saying what information chrome won't save and saying who can still see your activity
google clearly spells out what incognito mode actually does and what incognito mode
doesn't do insulin the toggle for our blocking our third party cookies has been totally removed now
will it be totally removed forever will it ever come back
i don't know but hopefully um that will be an option in the future where it does come back
so why the change well it appears that there have been a lawsuit that happened earlier
this year against chrome it was a class action suit actually in the united states and it seeks
damages of at least five billion dollars because this mode still allows websites including google
to collect personal information on users and their activity that suit has been the case of
scrutiny because google does include a disclaimer about what inca negro does each time you open it
while that version is fairly cut and dry the new version more clearly explains the things incognito
does and doesn't do for us still it doesn't directly say that google still collects
data from incognito browsing which is likely a key point to that lawsuit
hey there you go now you know of some of the changes that are taking place within incognito or
the privacy mode within the chrome browser and why those changes are taking place in the near future
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