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Im not TERRIBLY computer literate!But Im NOT an computer idiot, either!Why would someone in the household add Private Browsing to Tools?

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Im not TERRIBLY computer literate!But Im NOT an computer idiot, either!Why would someone in the household add Private Browsing to Tools?

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What you are asking for are personal motives for wanting to browse the internet without leaving any trail. I can’t answer that…it’s something you will have to address. IE8 has an “InPrivate” function that comes with that version of IE. Firefox has one called “Private Browsing” in version 3.1. Other browsers have their own version. http://askbobrankin.com/private_browsing.html Motives could be anything, from devious to innocent and in between. As the site I referenced above said: “There are many reasons why you would want to use a private browsing mode when working online. Most people assume that the main reasons for private browsing are to view porn or cheat on your spouse. But there are other reasons why you might want your web activity to remain anonymous.” “For example, you may share a computer with other people in an office, library, classroom or other public place. You may be conducting research about a medical condition, or working on something that’s confidential in nature. Yo

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