Computerworld - Browsing in "private mode" isn't as private as users think, a researcher said today.
"There are some traces left behind [by all browsers] that could reveal some of the sites that you've been to," said Collin Jackson, an assistant research professor at the Silicon Valley campus of Carnegie Mellon University. Jackson, along with three colleagues from Stanford University, will present their findings later today at the Usenix Security Symposium in Washington, D.C.
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 x64 / SameIntel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 9304GB / 6GBNVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
- OS
- Windows 7 x64 / Same
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
- Motherboard
- Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
- Memory
- 4GB / 6GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
- Sound Card
- Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
- Hard Drives
- Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
- PSU
- N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
- Case
- N/A / Antec 900
- Cooling
- Air
- Mouse
- Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)