Found a bug, Safari log out sites with Private Browsing

When I click Private Browsing, every site I visit with Safari is logged out. When I turn off Private Browsing, I'm automatically logged in. This was not the behavior in Snow Leopard or earlier (I don't believe).
This was driving me crazy...it's a real PITA to log in to every site (including the ones where you're not autosaving the password, such as financial sites, etc.)
I reported it to apple.com/feedback but thougth I'd share it with the community in case anyone else noticed it.

#2 makes sense and that fits with what Private Browsing should be all about
#1 doesn't make sense, since, as soon as you exit Private Browsing a user that has access to the machine, has access to all sites. Accordingly, it's not very private nor secure. In fact the big PRIVATE that appears on the address bar invites curiousity and folks will click it, and be offered the option to end Private Browsing (and thus, full access).
In any event, pre Lion, I believe, this wasn't the case...although now I'm not sure, as I only used Private Browsing a few times.

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677
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