Chrome's incognito mode is about to get a boost

Chrome's incognito mode is about to get a boost

Google is making a very useful tweak to Chrome for Windows, introducing a new desktop shortcut that will open the browser directly in incognito mode. Currently, if you want to browse in incognito mode, you have to click the menu button and select ``New Incognito Window'' or press Ctrl+Shift+N on your keyboard, which could save you money. some precious time every day. Incognito mode is a particularly useful tool these days, when so many people are working from home on potentially sensitive documents and want to make sure their browsers aren't storing data entered into forms and website URLs. However, using incognito mode does not mean that your online activity is completely private; it just means that the browser will not store the pages you visited or the terms you searched for. To really protect your privacy, you'll need a VPN, which routes data through a remote server using an encrypted connection. For more details and to decide which VPN service is right for you, check out our guide to the best VPNs.

Keep it a secret, keep it safe

9to5Google discovered the new feature on Gerrit's Chromium blog, which documents upcoming changes to the browser's code. One change just listed will add a Chrome flag (a switch that toggles experimental features), which will insert a new option in the browser's Profile menu, allowing you to create a desktop shortcut in incognito mode with just one click. The feature isn't available for testing yet, but you can find it at chrome://flags when it's ready to test. There's no way of knowing when it's fully rolled out, and some experimental features will never make it to the browser itself, but we'll keep you posted when we know more.