Auto Clear History/Start in Private Browsing?
I have been using Firefox, but with the release of Lion it just does not look as good as Safari. The full screen mode and scroll bars are much more appealing in the Safari browser, so I am considering switching. My only hitch is that I am unsure of how to have Safari automatically start in private browsing mode, or to have it automatically clear on log out like Firefox currently does? Is this possible?
Please do not worry. Those files are required for Firefox to work normally. It is not possible to erase these and use Firefox at the same time.
If you always start Firefox in private browsing mode, nothing is saved to those files. They are locked from being written to.
Also if you have installed addons that's one of the areas where they are installed to.
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I cant delete history or select private browsing on ipad air i0S 7.1.2
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If you don't know how to select Private Browsing, simply begin typing in the Safari URL field and you will see the word Private above the keyboard in the lower left part of the screen. Tap that to turn on Private Browsing. -
Questions on privacy and safari, browser history; top sites; private browsi
In one thread someone suggested that those concerned about the privacy of their web browsing and its history try Private Browsing. What are the consequences of Private Browsing? Does Private Browsing interfere with some of the web page features or javascript from working when I'm trying to access a page that has java or Flash? Will my bank's website load ok etc? I guess I was a little worried it would stop the showing of the last page visited and if so then hopefully that won't stop some sites from functioning.
Is Private Browsing the best way to go all around for those concerned about privacy loss in Safari or does it not really help much? I wonder why it isn't the default.
I want to be able to use my browser to access sites that don't load well when I use Firefox with NoScript, such as bank sites, but I do not want my browsing history to stay in view constantly, and I'm also upset at seeing it want to "learn" my browsing habits and try to suggest sites for me without my setting it to do this.
For this reason I will be setting Firefox or any other browser I feel is more private than Safari, possibly Camino, to be my default browser. I will probably only be using Safari when a site won't work without it, same as when I used to settle for Internet Explorer on my windows computer when Firefox didn't work.
I'm also concerned that I can't get that Google search bar out of my browser. I don't want Google keeping tabs of every site I visit. I'm not sure if Google has access to tracking every place I go if I never put any text into the Google search bar or how far into bed with Google Apple has now gone but I'm afraid of the privacy invasion possibilities.
Perhaps Google gets no info if I do not type anything into the google search bar. I wish I could drag it off the menu bar however. (If I want to go to google, I know how to type google.com for crying out loud).
I hope Apple will hold the line on its partners re: privacy in products like iPhone and Safari that work with its partners regardless of their tendencies to disrespect privacy.
Does anyone know if the fact that this Safari software wants to learn what my favorite sites are affects outside parties including Apple, Google, and/or others possibly getting access to info on my browsing habits?
If i allow the Top Sites page to work, will it just be something I MYSELF have access to the info on or are the URLs of my favorite sites reported to Apple, Google, or others?
Does hitting RESET clear things out in this regard? I'd like to use these tools if I could be sure that using Safari doesn't turn the computer into a spyware tool for outside entities, commercial interests and governmental interests to mine data from.Barry Hemphill wrote:
Hello r:
If you think Safari, Firefox, or anything else will mask your browsing habits from someone who really wants to know, you are not being realistic.
I tend to discount justifications of privacy encroachments I sometimes encounter to the effect of "snooping is done by certain commercial and governmental parties as the way things 'just are', so shut up and don't worry". Customers who do not air their concerns and questions cannot have any expectation that the developer will be aware of their concern if they sit mute.
I sometimes pay for additional software to protect my privacy. I also use Firefox with Noscript and adblocking third party software rather than just sit with what the big corporations leave me with; there is a third party program for Safari I tried called PithHelmet for example, but then it seemed to not be loaded with the new Safari update and its developer dud not provide me any communication (although I got help here on how to find the program so I could remove it); so I may not use Safari as much compared to whatever browser I find has better privacy and security measures.
If you go to the Safari help menu and enter +"private browsing,"+ you will find a complete description of what that function does for you. In answer to one of your questions, it is not a default because one loses a good deal of functionality. I would be most perturbed if that was made the default.
Ok, I will try to learn the functionalities lost, thanks.
You can set the history to be deleted after one day (or longer). If you are concerned, it is quite easy to clear history before you sign off.<</div>
I've been using RESET to clear my history in the past; I assume it still works although Reset doesn't seem to permanently make certain cookies with future expiration dates go away permanently, which I find come back later even without my visiting a site for weeks and this was happening in the previous version of Safari too.
You can remove the Google search box (or anything else) from the menu bar. Right click on it. One option is +"remove item."+
That doesn't work in terms of just removing the Google search bar at the top right, I see.
I did not want to lose my blank for typing a URL; I only want the thing out to the right that says Google on it, which seems to use Google's search engine to go away. I certainly hope that every time I type a URL into the blank at the left top (which is not the part over to the top right that says Google and a magnifying glass) that I'm not having Google track my URLs I visit like they would if I put a search term into the blank at the top right, but maybe it does since the two are forcibly linked.
I guess I'd have to try Command L - Open Location in the Find menu if I want to try to go to a URL without using the URL blank at the top left I normally type in. I would only want to go to that trouble if typing in the top left blank for URLs results in Google tracking my URL visits like they certainly would if I typed in the top right google tool bar and hopefully Open Location does not result in the same issue.
if i allow the Top Sites page to work, will it just be something I MYSELF have access to the info on or are the URLs of my favorite sites reported to Apple, Google, or others?
I seriously doubt that Apple (or anyone else) is "reporting" anything about you to anyone. As you are no doubt aware, most web sites store cookies on your system when you visit that site. The information stored varies, but you can, of course, block cookies if you wish.
I have the ability to block cookies, and I use Noscript a lot too with Firefox (although that set up does not always work with a few webpages here and there, so sometimes I have to use Safari or Camino). I use Safari less and less because there is no Noscript type of third party software for it. The only time I feel I have no choice but to use Safari on my Mac is when I go to my Mobileme account.
My concern is of Top Sites "learning" my favorite sites and displaying to me the names of a lot of suggested URLs, as to who else is receiving that data; hopefully no one. Maybe I'll get to where i find info explaining that Apple and Google aren't collecting data about my "top sites" if I use that feature.
It's just that there has been an increasing amount of privacy intrusion in the commercial realm combined with a corporate arrogance in terms treating consumers as though there is no need to make any assurances or explanations to consumers to help them trust the privacy. Instead we get browbeaten by various parties about how stupid or obvious we are if we ask a question to remind the corporation it's an issue to those of us who want to feel comfortable with the privacy of the software we use.
I'll try to use the Feedback form to ask as well.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it is quite easy to find out all sorts of information about an individual if one is interested. If you are really concerned, I suggest you severely limit your use of the Internet.
I may well limit my use of the internet if what you say is true that there is no way to do any reading on the internet without being spied on by commercial and governmental interests.
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I have just downloaded Firefox after reformatting my hard drive so I was not upgrading -- I wonder if I am missing a file which would have been there if I was upgrading from an earlier version.
Not much else to say: I ticked the relevant boxes.If you set "Firefox will: Never remember history" then you enter Private Browsing mode immediately.
You can see a grayed "Tools > Stop Private Browsing" to confirm that.
This doesn't affect already stored History, but Firefox won't add new visited links to the History.
If you want to remove sites from the History then you need to do that yourself.
You can (temporarily) set the pref [http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo] to ''0'' to clear the ''Recently Closed Tabs'' list.
Use the ''Reset'' context menu item to re-enable ''Undo Closed Tabs'' with the default value if you want to re-use that feature.
You can temporarily set the pref browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo to 0 to reset the Recently Closed Windows list,
However there appears to be always one window left that is only removed if you close and restart Firefox.
You can avoid that by closing all tabs before closing the window with only an empty tab left.
Set the pref '''browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab''' to ''false'' on the about:config page to prevent closing the last tab from closing the browser.
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i would like to know if there is any option to trace the web browsing in private setting on my computer by other users who use my computer
It is always possible to erase the history even in normal mode, so you can never trust the history that you see in a browser.
Firefox doesn't store any data to disk in Private Browsing mode.<br />
You will need a firewall or other security software or router with a (password protected) logging feature if you want a history record that is reliable. -
Only started this a few days ago after upgrade - no other add ons as far as I know. I have tried setting to 90 days ect then back to auto private but still no joy - log in to email or shopping stores and im already logged into most unless I log out manually frrom each site
Possibly solved - firefox wasnt closing down properly I found it task manager sitting there probably since the update was installed - closed in task manager and now seems to be working fine.
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Gmail stays open even after closing ff in private browsing
Gmail sign in is home page, I log in each time ("Remember Password" NEVER set for anything) then close browser (do not log out). When I reopen browser gmail is still open, not at the sign in home page as it should be. Before the latest upgrade to FF, all worked correctly, even it I didn't log out, it would reopen to my sign in page.
FF set to automatically start in private browsing. Clear history settings all checked. Remember Passwords not checked. I have also tried setting History to never member anything, accept cookies from sites including 3rd part cookies until I close FF, and clear history (with all boxes checked in Settings) when I close FF-still opens to my email, not to the my mail sign in page.
Any clues?naah, looks like its problem of firefox, i removed the plugin and tried downloading using the normal download winodw of firefox but same problem, this time it starts picking up item from the download window and continues to download
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you could turn on private browsing and noe you can not find it . it is gone but it still has where you can turn it off or stop, but no where to start private browsing like it did have. what happened to it ?????
thanksHi,
You can try to '''Start Private Browsing''' via the Firefox button on the top left or alternatively via '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T'''). Please also make sure that '''Never remember history''' or '''Use custom setting for history''' + '''Always use Private Browsing mode''' beside '''Firefox will:''' is not already selected in '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Options''' > '''Privacy''' as these settings would be equivalent to Private Browsing. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Privacy%20panel?as=u Options > Privacy]. If the problem persists, please check if this happens in a [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Managing-profiles new profile]. If the new profile is okay, you can later [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile?s=profile&r=1&e=sph&as=s copy the needed personal data] from the old profile. Firefox stores your personal data and settings in [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder another location (profile folder)] separate from its [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory files/folder]. A new profile would have the default Firefox settings in '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window Options] and [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config], and usually would also be empty of '''Extensions''' and themes ('''Appearance''') in '''Tools''' > '''Add-ons''', and their settings. Also, a new profile would have no previous stored website cache/cookies/data/preferences etc., ('''Tools''' > [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History '''Clear Recent History''']).
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Profiles?s=profile&r=2&e=sph&as=s Profiles Howto]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder & Files]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window Options]
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Private-Browsing?s=private+browsing&r=0&e=es&as=s Private Browsing] -
How do I delete the private browsing option?
''locking as a duplicate - https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/792868''
I want to delete the private browsing option.There is no built-in option to disable private browsing. You can use the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/menu-editor/ Menu Editor] extension to remove the option to start in private browsing mode from the menus, but that is easily bypassed. For example it does not stop somebody using the keyboard shortcut to open private browsing.
Private browsing is not the only way to hide browsing details, somebody can remove records of their browsing by using clear recent history. -
Private browsing stuck in grey and does not work
clear recent history and stop private browsing are grey and do not respond
''locking as a duplicate - https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/832806''Give us a break. You are talking to users just like yourself who are volunteers.
I've just offered an answer on your other post -
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/832806 -
I can't open private browsing windows or tabs
Hi,
I don't know why but I couldn't open my private browsing windows anymore. All the windows I open via Files > New Private Window are not the ones with purple masks.
Could you please let me know what went wrong? Do I have bugs in my system?
Please let me know what you think.
Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
SuIf you run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode (Never remember history) then you won't get the purple mask because all windows that are opened are automatically in PB mode.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Private+Browsing
*Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": "Always use Private Browsing mode" -
How do I launch firefox so that private browsing is set by default in android?
On a desktop pc it is possible to set preferences so that firefox always starts in private browsing.
I would like to have the same also on android but I couldn't figure out how to get it: I couldn't find anything relevant in the preferences.
If it is not possible, maybe it would be nice to have the possibility to choose in future releases of firefox.
ThanksOk, for the moment I will go on launching private browsing manually every time.
I wish, anyway, that in a (near) future release the developer will add a menu entry to enable PB by default (I can't see why it is not already there!).
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Cant turn off private browsing with standard approach. Help
Have tried from tools menu but seems stuck. Restarted but same deal. The turn off is greyed out. Does not respond to a ctrl-shft-p
Options > Privacy --> History - Always use Private Browsing mode = is that check-marked?
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