> to avoid leaving traces on the machine Yes you may not leave traces or history on the machine, but cookies can be correlated to other activity. For example,

> to avoid leaving traces on the machine Yes you may not leave traces or history on the machine, but cookies can be correlated to other activity. For example, when logged into a Google account, if the site uses Google Analytics and you are logged into Google, then Google can build a profile of you and target ads at you based on your activity. Also: Browsing artifacts may be left on a machine anyway due to swap (on Linux) or Windows' memory paging file. This is why I advocate for using something like TailsOS[0] if you don't want to leave a trace and be as anonymous as possible. Yes, TailsOS is a lot of overhead for most people, but worth it if you want your privacy real bad. [0] https://tails.boum.org/ https://tails.boum.org/