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While there may be many reasons to activate the mode, some call it “porn navigation”.
This is the ability to surf Internet without trace . Supposedly.
Most popular browsers offer it . In addition to hiding evidence that does not suit you share for any reason the sites you’ve visited, is a way to prevent prevent collect information about you for any of your purposes.
“There may be times you do not want to have people who have access to your computer and see this information, “says Firefox.
” you can surf the web in incognito “explains Chrome.
But in these two cases, as in other popular search engines, the “small print” warns that even if you use it, not go unnoticed: anyway it will record what you did
So, how much privacy can offer incognito?
Not many
that simple.
But let’s talk first about what information we collect browsers and other stakeholders when we use the Internet.
“whenever we do a search through an internet browser are sending data to a (Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc.) servers, “he tells BBC World Ricardo Vega, Spanish ricveal.com blogger who created the page.
“Together with our search data travels other information as location, browser, language or device ” he says.
All these data are valuable for large computing. Allow, as they say, “know the user”.
“ Les allows segmentarnos and offer very targeted advertising for our profile what becomes the core business behind Google or Bing “says Vega.
” in addition, this information may also be useful in market research, search trends and other kinds of statistical indicators that these companies can exploit through technologies such as the Big Data . “
how does it help the incognito?
soon.
“it allows you to surf the Internet without saving any information about the web pages you visit,” explains Firefox. The browser does not keep “a record of the websites you visit,” says Chrome.
This is useful to prevent other services, such as Facebook or Google itself, keep your movements through Internet .
Some security experts believe it is a good idea to turn private mode when you are making banking transactions, for example.
But what it boils down to is that “ simply not keep the data on your computer “as he explains the BBC’s security team S2 Group, a specialized company security.
” it is true that not send the cookies of the previous sessions. But you can continue tracking down other parameters “, added the company.
What or whom?
words Chrome:
- Your Internet Service provider
- Your employer (if you are using a computer at work
- sites you visit
and though not so long ago emerged from this list of Chrome, which used to appear, there are the watchdogs or “secret agents” and malware programs, that could well be checking each step you take on the network.
How can I preserve my privacy?
This is the million dollar question.
“It is not at all assured and requires a lot of work by the user,” explains Ricardo Vega.
“ Cases like Julian Assange or Edward Snowden demonstrate how taking extraordinary precautions we can protect our identity “.
Search engines that promise a private browsing, as DuckDuckGo, try to solve the problem through encryption and promises not to collect any class data. But according to experts, are not infallible.
“As to search private absolutely, we believe that only could using various tools and methods while they are technically not available knowledge of any user “says S2 Group.
One is” encryption point-to-point or using VPN (Virtual Private Networks ), “said Vega.
” in the end, I think that privacy, as in the physical world, is a matter of trust among all actors involved in the shipping process and receiving information “says the blogger.
And there is trust?
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