Firefox 3.1 to gain 'porn' mode
September 12th 2008
Apple's Safari has offered private browsing, more commonly known as porn mode, for several years now. Google's Chrome has it and even Microsoft's latest Internet Explorer beta includes it.
Though Opera doesn't offer private browsing, it does have a convenient way to clear private data quickly.
Thereupon, the only major browser not to offer porn mode is Firefox, a state of affairs Mozilla plans to rectify (Computerworld) with the first public beta of version 3.1. The open-source group plans to release Firefox 3.1 beta 1 next month. [Continue reading]
"Private Browsing Mode: Ehsan [Akhgari] went and implemented Connor's functional spec bug 248970--way to go! Now back on track for beta date."
According to Computerworld, the reference to 248970 was to an entry in Bugzilla, Mozilla's bug and feature tracking system, where Firefox lead developer Mike Connor spelled out what the browser's privacy mode would encompass:
• Discard all cookies acquired during the private session.
• Not record sites visited to the browser's history.
• Not autofill passwords, and not prompt the user to save passwords.
• Remove all downloads done during the session from the browser's download manager.
In the mean time, you can either rely on Safari for porn mode or you can get The Stealther, a Firefox add-on.
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