Private browsing always on (possible?)

I apologze if this has been discussed, but I did search and found nothing (maybe it's my search tactics?), so I was wondering if there was a way to have private browsing always enabled automatically?
If this has already been discussed then a link to the info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!

Download the free utility Tinkertool:
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html
One of its sections is specifically for Safari, and includes the ability to zero the history. Another very useful item is to activate the Debug menu (which you may not know that Safari had).
Whenever I start up Safari I go to 'Show Caches Window' in the Debug menu, and click on 'Disable Webcore Caches'. This saves you getting a shedload of caches you, and Safari, simply don't need.
In Safari 2 you should check the option 'Always check for World Leaks'. Whatever they are (some kind of programming error, but who cares!), they take up a lot of space, and RAM, if allowed to fester. If you get a message that a World Leak was detected the procedure is to shut down Safari and reopen it.
World leaks do not happen with Safari 3.
Just a bit of bonus information!

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Hi, cor-el, and thanks for your reply. I do remember at one point in time (was quite a while ago) when the Plugin Container was a real problem. If I remember correctly the problem I was having, Plugin Container would still be running in Task Manager after closing out Firefox (sometimes even more than one Plugin Container). Looking over the link for Plugin-container you provided, I checked to see how mine are set and they are all set at "false."
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Today, I've used Facebook and took screenshots of the js errors I get there. These errors virtually make Firefox unusable. By this, I mean, it locks up and becomes unresponsive. See attached.

If Firefox 20 is in Private Browsing mode then a possible persona is disabled and the default theme is used - oh god, no - what can I do to keep both?

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Remember to use the per window Private Browsing when you are doing banking or other confidential / financial work.
One option is now
* '''Firefox Button -> New Private Browsing Window'''
* (Linux / xp File -> New Private Browsing Window)
* see [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]]
You may even benefit from saving your History.It improves the functionality of the location bar / ''awesome-bar ''
*[[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar]]

Why is data being retained in the Firefox Internet cache when I always use Private Browsing ?

OS Windows 7, using Firefox 33.1.1. I have set "Never remember history" so always use Private Browsing mode. I use CCleaner to delete unwanted files from my PC on each reboot, and notice that despite using private browsing mode CCleaner is deleting files every reboot from Firefox's Internet Cache. This morning, for example, there were 203 files with 2805 KB of data deleted by CC Cleaner from the Firefox Internet cache. What data is Firefox storing there from private browsing sessions?

If you are in private browsing mode then the location for disk cache should be empty and show the same as the memory cache.
Are you sure that this is the disk cache as there is more stored at the location where the disk cache is located?
*C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
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My kids use firefox on my computer. Is it possible to disable the private browsing feature so they can not go on and use it ?

I want the computer to keep a history of all the site they have searched, but can not know for sure if they turn on/off the private browsing function. Is it possible to disable the private browsing function and put a lock / password on it ?
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Even if it was possible to remove or disable "Private Browsing" then that still won't make it impossible to delete private data like visited websites (history) or cache or cookies. 
There are a lot of ways to clear such data, either via [[Clear Recent History]] or directly by deleting the History in the Library or sidebar. 
Private Browsing makes it easier because all data is kept in memory and nothing is saved to disk, so nothing needs to be removed. 
 
If you want to see which sites have been visited then you should look at others means outside Firefox like a router or firewall with a password protected logging feature that can't be bypassed or a program like Wireshark.
* http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireshark
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Parental_controls

How can I remove ''private browsing'' from my computer? Remove it so it is not possible to use at all

I need to delete ''private browsing'' opportunity. How can I do that?

You cannot remove it.
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Have you looked to see what Parental Controls offers for Safari?
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How can I remove private browsing?
As far back as 2004 people were asking that question:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=175238

Is it possible to prevent FF Private Browsing mode for non-administrator level Windows 7/8 users?

As a parent of a teenager, I'd like to prevent him/her from entering Private Browsing mode all-together. Can this be done based on his/her Windows User Account being a standard user?

You could use an extension to prevent Private Browsing mode, but extensions can easily be bypassed and you can never prevent your teenager from deleting such data via other means (e.g. History > Clear Recent History).
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* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Parental+controls

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.
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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.
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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.
thanks

Problem with Flash videos. They are only display in "Private Browsing" mode, in Safari 5.1.7

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Thank you everybody, the problem was corrected in a unexpected way, I decided no to pay attention to the problem after a week fighting with that. I was navigating in a private browsing for two days. I turned the private browsing off again the next Monday, after a week I noticed that all the videos were display correctly, I do not have the problem again. That was wired because at the same time in the laptop everything is ok too. I have my extensions ON, Block Pop-up windows, In Flash payer all the options in ask....something. Only the option Disable Java script in not activated, only when I activate that option all videos are not display.
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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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Hello. What i want is simple
Start firefox at private browsing mode
At this started private browsing mode open multiple urls
But it is not working
I tried this
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_multiple_profiles_-_Firefox
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Opening_a_new_instance_of_Firefox_with_another_profile

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