Recently, we reported Chrome for Android is updating the incognito page with clear wording about what it does and what it doesn’t. Now, Mozilla is updating the Firefox about:privatebrowsing page in Firefox 93. It wants to keep it so simple that the company shrank the description to one line with a few words and links to the private browsing myths page and further highlights the Mozilla VPN promo at the bottom with a new message.
Firefox Private browsing Page
Whichever Web browser you use, the private browsing or incognito mode works the same.
Your browser history, the information you entered in forms, and cookies will be cleared when you exit, the bookmarks and downloads will be kept.
The page tries to inform users that Private browsing mode doesn’t make you anonymous, but if you share your device with others, they won’t see your activity. The websites or your Internet Service Provider can still track you.
Here is what Firefox says on its Private window with Google Search box at the center when you open it:
“Firefox clears your search and browsing history when you quit the app or close all private browsing tabs and windows. While this doesn’t make you anonymous to websites or your internet service provider, it makes it easier to keep what you do online private from anyone else who uses this computer.”
The page contains links to Private browsing myths and Mozilla VPN.
Now, Mozilla is shortening the page description to this:
Mozilla Simplifies Private browsing page in Firefox 93
“Firefox clears your search and browsing history when you close all private windows, but this doesn’t make you anonymous”
The “learn more” link below it takes the user to the Private browsing myths page.
Mozilla utilizes more area at the bottom of the Private browsing page to promote its VPN. “Hide your activity and your location, everywhere you browse”, “Stay private with Mozilla VPN”, the page says.
What’s your take on updated about:privatebrowsing page in Firefox? Let us know in the comments below.
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