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Surprise! Private browsing mode isn't so private, after all

Submitted by bsfootprint on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 21:19
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Researchers demonstrate privacy flaws in all major browsers, when browsing in privacy mode:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/202824/browser_privacy_modes_not_so_priva...

http://crypto.stanford.edu/~dabo/pubs/abstracts/privatebrowsing.html

These flaws are not exactly earth-shattering, but the report does call attention to the need for better testing and verification of private browsing mode in all browsers.

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