William Jackson: They call it private browsing. Microsoft recently released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8 that offers it. You'll find it in Mozilla's Firefox and the new Google Chrome. Apple's Safari has offered the feature for some time.
But what vendors call private browsing, others call porn mode.
Not everyone who uses private browsing wants to view porn anonymously, but there is a good reason for the name. Private browsing can prevent others who sit down at your computer from seeing what Web sites you've visited, but it doesn't do much to keep more sophisticated sleuths from seeing where you've been and what you've been doing.
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