What does incognito mode actually keep private on a shared device?
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Answer: It avoids saving browsing traces on the device
It hides your location from every website — Wrong. Incognito mode does not hide your IP address or make your location invisible to websites, your ISP or a school or work network. It mainly limits what the browser keeps on this device after the private window closes.
It avoids saving browsing traces on the device ✓ — Correct! Incognito mode keeps local traces down: the browser does not save that window's history, temporary cookies are cleared when the session ends, and form entries are not kept. It is useful on a shared computer, but it is not the same as being anonymous on the internet.
It blocks ads and tracking scripts — Wrong. Incognito mode is not an ad blocker. Ads and tracking scripts still load unless a separate blocker or browser setting stops them; private mode changes local storage, not what websites are allowed to run.
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