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I could be totally wrong and I'm going to get downvoted for this but... Regardless of the browser, "private mode" is kind of a misnomer. You're still hitting t
by crispyambulance 11y ago
I could be totally wrong and I'm going to get downvoted for this but...
Regardless of the browser, "private mode" is kind of a misnomer. You're still hitting the websites and unless you're using Tor, this can be easily logged by whoever has control of the LAN/router.
The point of "private mode" is to avoid logging to browser history so that someone can't casually inspect what URL's a user has visited (eg, when hubby wants to visit websites that wifey doesn't approve of). The problem here is that MS is storing the browser webcache even in private mode and it is relatively easy to get to it?
If so, the solution is to publicize this issue and microsoft will likely fix the problem. Then hubby will need to worry about wifey interrogating the router.
It just seems like an oversight and not a big deal in terms of privacy and security.
- nicky0 11y agoDoesn't have to be Tor, any VPN should do.
- Someone1234 11y agoPPTP/MS-CHAP won't do. It is the most common/popular VPN protocol and trivially decrypted[0]. I'd stick to L2TP/IPSec, SSTP, or OpenVPN. PS - L2Tp/IPSec can be a "nightmare" to NAT traverse. OpenVPN is best for mobile applications. [0] https://github.com/moxie0/chapcrack https://github.com/moxie0/chapcrack
- KirinDave 11y agoIndeed, and it's odd that the Android keyboard disclosures of visited private mode browsing (for all browsers) don't garner a snarky article ("Christmas is coming", etc).