'Incognito mode' isn't as private as you might hope

In November 2025, some Reddit users were shocked to find Google apparently had access to their private browsing sessions.

Incognito mode: What is it, what happens when you go incognito and who can still track you

Modern browsers' private modes offer limited privacy, deleting local history and cookies but not hiding activity from ISPs or ...
Android Police

Google app on Android will finally get an incognito search mode

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
MacRumors

Microsoft Edge 'Copilot Mode' Brings More AI to Your Browser Tabs

Microsoft has launched new features for its AI "Copilot Mode" in Edge, following a raft of recent new offerings from competing browsers. First announced in July, Copilot Mode brings a chat interface ...
Android Authority

Google's Android app is finally catching up to the iOS app with one crucial feature

Google is working on adding a new incognito search mode to its Android app. The feature will work by turning off the history for your current search. This is the equivalent of Google’s incognito mode ...
The Verge

Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features

Copilot in Edge can now help you book a reservation or unsubscribe from emails — when it works. Copilot in Edge can now help you book a reservation or unsubscribe from emails — when it works. is a ...
News9Live on MSN

Google Chrome adds AI Mode and incognito shortcuts to new tab page on Android and iOS

Google Chrome has added AI Mode and Incognito shortcuts to the New Tab Page on Android and iOS, following its desktop rollout. The update introduces two easy-access buttons beneath the search bar, ...
The Conversation

AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire

Nitika Garg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
PCMag Australia on MSN

Opera's Neon AI Web Browser Mostly Works Fine, But I Still Wouldn't Pay for It

With the wave of new AI-powered web browsers launching in 2025—from Google , Microsoft , OpenAI , Perplexity, and more—it's hardly shocking that Opera has joined the race with its own entrant, Neon.
SlashGear

5 Hidden Gmail Features You Need To Try Out ASAP

While there are a ton of free Gmail alternatives for every type of user, we'd hazard a guess that the vast majority of people will go to the grave with Gmail as their main provider — assuming Google ...
TechCrunch

Two days after OpenAI’s Atlas, Microsoft relaunches a nearly identical AI browser

Microsoft released a new batch of features for its AI assistant Thursday, including an ambitious project that builds artificial intelligence directly into one of its most central products. More than a ...