Keeps Browsing Private
If you browse the Internet on a shared computer, for example a home computer with family members or one at the kiosk or Internet café, you might want to keep your browsing history private. InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer 8 allows you to browse in private by preventing the storage of certain data on the PC you are using such as Cookies, Browsing History, Temporary Files, passwords, addresses, form data and queries
InPrivate Browsing
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Before you turn on InPrivate Browsing feature, follow the steps below:
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Delete any previous browsing history by doing one of the following:
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On the Toolbar, click Safety button and choose Delete Browsing History
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On the Menu bar, click Tool and choose Delete Browsing History
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In Delete Browsing History dialog box, select any desired browsing history option checkbox and click Delete button
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Make sure History, Cookies and Temporary Files checkboxes are all selected
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To turn on/off the InPrivate Browsing, do one of the following:
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On the Toolbar, click Safety button and choose InPrivate Browsing
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On the Menu bar, click Tool and choose InPrivate Browsing
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A new Internet Explorer window opens up with InPrivate appearing in the Address bar
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After InPrivate feature is turned on, there is no browsing history stored under History
InPrivate Filtering
The information about your visit to the site could be sent to content providers which can be an invasion your privacy. Therefore, IE8 has an InPrivate Filtering feature to protect as much of your privacy as possible.
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To turn on/off InPrivate Filtering feature, do one of the following:
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On the Toolbar, click Safety button and choose InPrivate Filtering
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On the Menu bar, click Tool and choose InPrivate Filtering
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In InPrivate Filtering dialog box, select one of the following options:
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Block for me
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Let me choose which providers receive my information
