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Is deleting browser history through Internet Explorer enough?

April 26, 2017browser Computer Computers deleting History internet internet explorer Software

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Is deleting browser history through Internet Explorer enough?

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On One Hand: It’s Enough For Most PeopleYou can delete your web-browsing history from your hard drive, according to Computer Hope. You can clear your history every time you log out of the browser by clicking the correct settings, or you can go under the “Options” tab and delete your history that way.On the Other: Not ProfessionalsAccording to Boutell.com, computer professionals can still recover traces of your browsing history even after you delete it. In order to completely wipe your web browser, you have to download or buy separate software.Bottom LineDeleting your web-browsing history is enough for a private computer. If you simply want to keep your history private at home, you can delete it through many options in Internet Explorer.

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Another approach in addition to this might be to use a service like mypersonalbrowser.com which creates a browser on another computer so your websurfing occurs there instead of on your local computer. Your local computer will still see mypersonalbrowser.com so you should still clear your browser.