Ohye: Hi. My name is Maile Ohye.
Ohye: Hi. My name is Maile Ohye.

I'm a senior support engineer at Google.
I'm a senior support engineer at Google.

In this video, I'd like to talk about Web browsers.
In this video, I'd like to talk about Web browsers.

We use browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari
We use browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari

to surf the Web, view Web sites,
to surf the Web, view Web sites,

and run Web applications like Gmail.
and run Web applications like Gmail.

But many of us aren't familiar with the tools in most browsers
But many of us aren't familiar with the tools in most browsers

that protect your privacy by letting you decide
that protect your privacy by letting you decide

what information is stored on your browser
what information is stored on your browser

and what the Web sites you visit can see about you.
and what the Web sites you visit can see about you.

I'll also talk about some of the unique features
I'll also talk about some of the unique features

we've built into our Web browser, Google Chrome,
we've built into our Web browser, Google Chrome,

that give you options
that give you options

for protecting your privacy while surfing the Web.
for protecting your privacy while surfing the Web.

Browsers can store information
Browsers can store information

such as your browsing history,
such as your browsing history,

which is a list of the Web sites you visited previously.
which is a list of the Web sites you visited previously.

This makes it possible for you
This makes it possible for you

to find a page you've seen before
to find a page you've seen before

without having to remember the Web site's entire address,
without having to remember the Web site's entire address,

called the URL.
called the URL.

There are cases when you might not
There are cases when you might not

want your browser to store your history.
want your browser to store your history.

Let's say you share a computer with other people
Let's say you share a computer with other people

and don't want them to know what sites you visited.
and don't want them to know what sites you visited.

Just click "Delete" on the History page
Just click "Delete" on the History page

or go to the preferences on your browser
or go to the preferences on your browser

to delete your browsing history.
to delete your browsing history.

Browsers also let you store cookies.
Browsers also let you store cookies.

Cookies are set on your browser by Web sites
Cookies are set on your browser by Web sites

to store useful information and preferences--
to store useful information and preferences--

for example, if you want to view
for example, if you want to view

your search results on Google only in English.
your search results on Google only in English.

This way, even if you leave Google or close your browser,
This way, even if you leave Google or close your browser,

the next time you visit,
the next time you visit,

Google will see the cookie from your browser
Google will see the cookie from your browser

and remember your preferences.
and remember your preferences.

Cookies are also how certain Web sites
Cookies are also how certain Web sites

remember your username and password every time you visit,
remember your username and password every time you visit,

and how online stores remember
and how online stores remember

what you put in your shopping cart.
what you put in your shopping cart.

It's important to remember
It's important to remember

from the third video in our Search Privacy series
from the third video in our Search Privacy series

that cookies don't store any personal information about you
that cookies don't store any personal information about you

like your name or address.
like your name or address.

They're just a string of numbers and letters
They're just a string of numbers and letters

that Web sites use to match your browser
that Web sites use to match your browser

with the right information.
with the right information.

You can view the cookies
You can view the cookies

currently stored on your browser.
currently stored on your browser.

You can delete individual cookies
You can delete individual cookies

or remove all of them at once.
or remove all of them at once.

If you don't want to receive cookies,
If you don't want to receive cookies,

you can change your browser settings
you can change your browser settings

to refuse all cookies.
to refuse all cookies.

Browsers also let you delete all private data
Browsers also let you delete all private data

like your browsing history, download history,
like your browsing history, download history,

and cookies in one fell swoop.
and cookies in one fell swoop.

You can delete private data over the period of time you choose--
You can delete private data over the period of time you choose--

like just from today, or from the last week--
like just from today, or from the last week--

or you can delete all private data from your browser.
or you can delete all private data from your browser.

In Google Chrome, our engineers
In Google Chrome, our engineers

have come up with additional features
have come up with additional features

that let you control your browser experience
that let you control your browser experience

and protect your privacy and security even further.
and protect your privacy and security even further.

We wanted you to have a special private mode for surfing the Web
We wanted you to have a special private mode for surfing the Web

so that the sites you view are not logged on your computer
so that the sites you view are not logged on your computer

and all cookies and records of downloads
and all cookies and records of downloads

are automatically cleared when you close your browser window.
are automatically cleared when you close your browser window.

We call this special mode "Incognito Mode."
We call this special mode "Incognito Mode."

To turn it on, click on "New incognito window"
To turn it on, click on "New incognito window"

in the Page menu.
in the Page menu.

Nothing will be saved on your browser
Nothing will be saved on your browser

when you're in incognito mode.
when you're in incognito mode.

So if you're searching for a gift for your husband,
So if you're searching for a gift for your husband,

he won't see any trace of it
he won't see any trace of it

if he uses the same browser on your shared home computer.
if he uses the same browser on your shared home computer.

We've also built a special kind of browsing history
We've also built a special kind of browsing history

that not only stores the URLs you visited,
that not only stores the URLs you visited,

but also indexes the full text of the pages you've seen before.
but also indexes the full text of the pages you've seen before.

This means your search suggestions
This means your search suggestions

will include results from any pages you've already visited,
will include results from any pages you've already visited,

making it even easier
making it even easier

to navigate to a page you've seen before
to navigate to a page you've seen before

when you can't remember its URL.
when you can't remember its URL.

But how do we make sure that sensitive information
But how do we make sure that sensitive information

doesn't show up in your history?
doesn't show up in your history?

Well, first, we don't index sites you access securely
Well, first, we don't index sites you access securely

such as online banking and email.
such as online banking and email.

Second, any sites you have visited in incognito mode
Second, any sites you have visited in incognito mode

obviously don't get indexed.
obviously don't get indexed.

Remember, you can delete your browsing history at any time.
Remember, you can delete your browsing history at any time.

And if you don't want to use the search suggestions feature,
And if you don't want to use the search suggestions feature,

you can turn it off entirely.
you can turn it off entirely.

Just go to the Options dialogue box in the Tools menu
Just go to the Options dialogue box in the Tools menu

and click on "Manage search settings."
and click on "Manage search settings."

We don't like phishing sites
We don't like phishing sites

that try to steal your login information
that try to steal your login information

or malware sites that try to infect your computer.
or malware sites that try to infect your computer.

You probably don't either.
You probably don't either.

In Google Chrome,
In Google Chrome,

we've designed a feature that helps protect you
we've designed a feature that helps protect you

from typing in your login and password
from typing in your login and password

on a site pretending to be legitimate--
on a site pretending to be legitimate--

for instance, a site pretending to be your bank.
for instance, a site pretending to be your bank.

It also warns you when you browse to a site
It also warns you when you browse to a site

that's trying to install malware on your computer.
that's trying to install malware on your computer.

Google Chrome will keep an updated list
Google Chrome will keep an updated list

of the bad sites we know about.
of the bad sites we know about.

If you visit one of them, the browser will send
If you visit one of them, the browser will send

a special, encrypted code to Google to get more information.
a special, encrypted code to Google to get more information.

To protect your privacy, Google will never know
To protect your privacy, Google will never know

the exact URL of the site you're trying to access--
the exact URL of the site you're trying to access--

only enough to send you the right warning.
only enough to send you the right warning.

We've contributed this same feature to Firefox.
We've contributed this same feature to Firefox.

I hope this gives you a better idea
I hope this gives you a better idea

of how Web browsers and Google Chrome work
of how Web browsers and Google Chrome work

and how to protect your privacy when you use them.
and how to protect your privacy when you use them.

To learn more, visit our privacy center at google.com/privacy.
To learn more, visit our privacy center at google.com/privacy.

Thanks for watching, and thanks for using Google.
Thanks for watching, and thanks for using Google.