Google and privacy is a long story and not a trivial matter. This information, which has always been in contact with CNIL about the right to be forgotten, for which the American firm has blocked, now falls to the joy of some undesirables. If it’s any consolation, it’s actually a bug, so the problem should be fixed quickly.
Therefore, this recently discovered bug contradicts the concept of “private browsing” functionality integrated into Chrome for Android. This was originally designed to leave no trace of your browsing on the web, but now it turns out that some sites are still saved by the browser and can be easily found by going into the browser’s settings.
Created in 2012 and may soon exclude extensions, this particular mode of the browser was defined at the time as:
If you don’t want Google Chrome to keep track of your browsing and download history, you can choose Incognito mode.
The bug was discovered by a Reddit forum user. Notarower (alias) is a website where some sites they visit only in incognito mode. easily found in your browser passing through SettingsPsite settings back then All locations . Even after selecting “Clear all browsing data”, Chrome will remember the list of visited sites.
As it turns out, the only solution to truly delete this data requires going to Android settings and then app info to clear app data. To see it a little more clearly, you can refer to our tutorial, which explains how to delete all traces of it on the Internet. However, this manipulation has a major drawback, as it will also delete any data you may have previously saved, such as your passwords.
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