For a couple of years, privacy and anonymity have become two of the most desired things by Internet users worldwide. Among the many options that are available to meet this goal , is the browsing in incognito mode of many browsers.
This function was marked by MacOS Safari in 2005, and at first it did not attract much attention as it offered few variants in relation to conventional navigation, but gradually evolved . Currently, the main browsers have it and have given it their personalized touch to push more users to use it.
In this article we will explain what it is, what it is for and how you can activate it in the main browsers of the operating systems most used by users worldwide. In this way you will know exactly what are the benefits of this and its respective scope .
Browsing in incognito mode is a simple idea that can save you a lot of problems when you are using a computer outside your own . What this does is that it does not keep any records of the websites you visit in each session. Similarly, it does not store passwords and leaves sessions started after closing the browser.
This is a very useful security measure when using a third-party computer, such as those you rent at a communications center or when you borrow the laptop from a colleague. However, it is important not to confuse incognito navigation with total anonymity because they are not the same thing.
Even if you use this feature, you will continue to leave traces of your IP address on each portal you visit, which means you can easily be tracked. Total anonymity on the internet is more difficult to achieve than simply opening a hidden tab in a browser , and we’ll talk about that later.
Now that you are clear about how browsing in incognito mode works, it is time to teach you how to open a new tab in the main browsers used on computers or desktops.
This is an extremely simple process that will not take more than a couple of clicks to make:
For Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a system that highly values user experience, so it makes the execution of each process within it take as few clicks as possible. To open an incognito tab or window in this one, you just have to click on the three overlapping dots in the upper right corner of the interface .
This will display a list of options from which you must select “New incognito window” to automatically open it. To make this process even simpler you can use the assertCtrl+Mayus+N conseque.
Another way you have to do this is by right-clicking on any link within a website you visit and selecting the “Open in a new incognito tab” option. It’s that simple to activate this feature in Chrome.
For Mozilla Firefox
In Mozilla Firefox the procedure to open an incognito window is basically the same since this browser mainly looks after the user experience.
What you have to do is click on the three overlapping lines in the upper right corner of the interface and choose the «New private window» to open a version Incognito browser. Here you can also simplify everything with the permittedCtrl+Mayus+Plia.
Another way to do things is to right-click on any link you encounter and choose the “Open in a new private tab” option. Easy as breathing, fast as blinking.
In Opera
Opera is another browser that greatly simplifies all processes. To open an incognito window simply click on the browser logo in the upper left corner of the screen and choose the “New private window” option. With that it will open. You can also use the prevaCtrl+Shif+N preva.
In Safari
This browser is very similar to the browsers you saw before, although each one has its peculiarity, in the case of safari it is only for apple devices, you will enter your browser on a regular basis, you will see a bar in the part top enter «Safari» 
In the pop-up sale select «Private browsing» in what you select it, you can check your status, in the search bar you will see what Private
On smartphone it is also possible to use incognito navigation of your favorite browsers. As you could see on computers, it is an extremely easy process to apply, and on mobile phones it is not at all different.
Take note and simply follow the steps that we explain to you to navigate anonymously in the main mobile browsers on the market:
For Google Chrome
As always, Google Chrome is a pioneer in almost everything that has to do with anonymity on the Internet. If you want to start browsing in incognito mode from your mobile, you just have to follow the steps that we explain.
Then, you will be a true expert on the subject without any doubt:
- Once you have downloaded and installed the application from the Apple Store or Google Play Store, open it and position yourself in its interface.
- Then you must tap on the three points you will see in the upper right corner of the interface , which will display a series of options.
- In the list of options that appear, simply select the one that says «New tab of incognito ».
- This will open a new tab that is specially identified by the dark background of your theme , you just have to write the web address you want to visit and ready.
Whenever you open a tab in this browser mode, you will be able to navigate with the total certainty that there will be no cookies or websites will remain in the history.
For Mozilla Firefox
In Mozilla the process is basically the same as in the previous browser, in fact these two browsers are almost twins in many ways. What you have to do to navigate anonymously is simply open the browser, touch the points in the upper right corner of its interface, and select the “New incognito tab” option.
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As with the previous browser, a new window will be opened that is identified as having a black background theme that indicates that everything you browse using it will not remain in the history. You will be a ninja that will leave no trace at all .
In Opera
Opera is one of the most undervalued search engines on the market, the reality is that many think that it is for eons superior to Mozilla and Chrome, but it does not have such good marketing, so they do not use it so much.
If you are one of those who prefer it above all, what you must do to navigate in incognito mode from it is simply follow these steps:
- Open the browser and touch the three points that appear in the upper right corner of its interface .
- Among the options that appear select «New incognito tab» and that’s it.
Now every website you visit on this tab will not be saved in the browsing history. As in the previous cases, incognito windows are identified with a dark background theme in Opera.
In Safari
We finished our journey with the favorite search engine of iOS users. However, the process is not very different from the other browsers that we have presented in this list. What you should do is enter your application and once there enter “menu” and then select the option “New private window”.
After that you know the story. Everything you browse on that tab will not remain in the history, as well as passwords and other important data that you don’t want anyone to know .
Am I really anonymous using the incognito windows of browsers?
The reality is no. These tabs are unknowns because they leave no trace of your activity on the device in question from which you use them, but on the Internet network your IP and other connection data that your team leaves when surfing the internet strong>.
You might think that browsers are selling smoke, but the reality is that it is the users who misunderstand the use and functions of these windows accordinglyincógnito therefore.
In fact, in the main interface of these tabs it is perfectly specified that with them there will simply be no trace in the browsing history, it does not save cookies and passwords, but for the websites that visit your information if it is visible, as you can see in the following image .