Private Browsing allows you to surf the web without recording a history of the sites visited and without saving any information about the session. If Firefox is to be installed on a public computer, then starting it in Private Browsing mode is a must.
1. Open Firefox 3.1.
2. In the Location Bar, input about:config.
3. **** to get past the warning message that appears.
4. Locate the Preference Name browser.privatebrowsing.autostart.
5. Double-**** the preference and change the value to true.
The next time you open Firefox, it will be in Private Browsing mode.
Firefox 3.1: Need Private Browsing Mode ?
Thank you, nice tips. Though I think it should be an option to open a new browser when already running FF like in IE and Chrome.
Scorcher, no it won't help keep the sites you visit secret. :P Most common networks generally have a proxy server (or some form of software) that logs sites visited. Sites are recorded remotely, not locally basically, thus this configuration will not help.
Scorcher, no it won't help keep the sites you visit secret. :P Most common networks generally have a proxy server (or some form of software) that logs sites visited. Sites are recorded remotely, not locally basically, thus this configuration will not help.