The Mozilla Firefox browser is currently one of the most popular web browsers. It is fast and safe. There are also a large number of plugins and extensions for this browser. It is not surprising that many users use it. Some have heard of such an option as incognito mode in Mosil. What mode is it and what is it capable of offering to the average user? We’ll talk about this now.
What is incognito mode?
Incognito mode in "Mozilla" involves a private viewing of pages on the Web. This means that the history of visits in this format is not saved. Cookies and download lists are also subject to cleaning. In general, private browsing is relevant for those who use a computer in parallel with another user and want to hide traces of their life on the Web. However, do not think that the private mode will hide the history of visited sites from the provider or the competent authorities. Privacy is possible exclusively within the framework of one computer. No matter how regrettable it may sound.
Incognito mode in Mozilla can be launched using hot keys. But you can also activate it manually using the graphical interface. What are the benefits of the private mode in Mozilla? The second computer user will never know which sites you visited and why. Private mode also does not display the list of downloads. However, the data is stored in the system download directory. Therefore, it will be enough to go there in order to understand what you downloaded.
How to enable the mode using the graphical interface?
Now it’s clear why there is an incognito mode in Mozilla. How to enable it using a graphical interface? Very simple. Even a novice can handle this. Especially when you consider that the "Mozilla" is completely Russian interface. So, open the browser menu (button with three horizontal stripes) and click on "New private window". This is if only one window is enough for work. Mozilla will open it. Now you will need to enter in the address bar the site that we want to get to. It will open in incognito mode. In general, everything that opens in this window will be in private mode.
Few people know, but the incognito mode in the "Mozilla" can be enabled for each tab. To do this, it will be enough to activate protection from tracking. This option appears after enabling private mode. And it allows you not to save cookies, browsing history, logins, passwords and other information.
How to enable incognito mode using hot keys
There is another way to enable incognito mode in "Mozilla" - hot keys. The beauty of this browser is that it can be almost completely controlled using the appropriate keyboard shortcuts. So, how to enable private mode using hot keys? Very simple. First you need to open a new tab, and then immediately press the three buttons on the keyboard - Ctrl, Shift and P. This combination is responsible for enabling the private viewing format. If you need to turn off incognito mode, you just need to close the private window.
An alternative way to enable incognito mode in "Mozilla": the key combination for this action can be assigned with your own hand. After all, not everyone is satisfied with the standard. To assign a new combination you need to open the menu (button with three stripes) and go to the "Settings". In the general settings there will be an item "Advanced options". And already there are the corresponding settings in the "Hot Keys" block. You can assign any keyboard shortcut convenient for you to start the incognito mode, and everything will work.
Private mode in other browsers
Be that as it may, "Mozilla" is far from the only browser that allows you to use the private mode to view various pages. Such an option is in the "Opera", "Chrome" and "Safari". Probably, it is available in other, not so popular browsers. In "Chrome", "Opera" and "Safari" there are corresponding hot keys for launching the private viewing mode. But more about them can be found only in the settings of these browsers. There is no universal instruction for all web browsers. You need to study the accompanying documentation in order to understand how incognito mode is enabled in other browsers. But the main thing is that he even exists. This is already an achievement.
Conclusion
So, the incognito mode in "Mozilla" is a special format for private browsing of web pages. When using it, cookies, browsing history, download list, logins and passwords are not saved. You can enable this mode in the Mozilla Firefox browser in several ways: using the graphical interface and using certain key combinations. However, private mode does not mean that your browsing history will not be available to the provider or the competent authorities. All privacy applies exclusively to one computer. For more hidden web surfing you will have to use more modern methods.