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Private Browsing Modes Leak Data
The private browsing modes on modern browsers leak information about where people have visited, suggests a study.
Available in many browsers, the private modes are not supposed to log information about sites visited.
However, the study found that in many cases the privacy mode was compromised by additions to the browser or extra security on websites.
Many extras that people add to browsers can "completely undermine" the anonymity of private browsing.
From BBC News
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