Neither does it protect your IP from being discovered (that would be the work of a VPN).

Well, the first thing you should know is that Incognito mode does not entirely protect you from being tracked by websites especially the ones where you log in. Is it Safe to Enable Extensions in Incognito mode? However, it’s good to avoid enabling extensions that save user data if the major reason is to be anonymous while browsing. Nevertheless, extensions can be enabled in incognito. Incognito is usually useful when you don’t want to: save your browsing data, have cookies stored on your computer, or use a different account session Firefox private windowīy default, all browser extensions are disabled in Incognito mode and this is because some extensions store user data yet Incognito mode is majorly about being anonymous. Incognito private mode as Firefox calls it, is a handy feature when browsing the internet especially these days when many websites collect user data, and almost every website has cookies.

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