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The private browsing mode is a feature offered by all major browser that intends The private browsing mode is a feature offered by all major browser that intends
to improve privacy by not allowing access to storage areas within the browser. to improve privacy by not allowing access to storage areas within the browser.
Users associate it with an increase of privacy compared to normal or public Users associate it with an increase of privacy compared to normal or public
mode. Unfortunately, implementations of the private browsing mode are inconsistent mode. Unfortunately, implementations of the private browsing mode are
across browsers and what is deemed worthy of protection is largely up to browser inconsistent across browsers and what is deemed worthy of protection is largely
vendors. \citet[p.~440]{xuUCognitoPrivateBrowsing2015} provide a comprehensive up to browser vendors. \citet[p.~440]{xuUCognitoPrivateBrowsing2015} provide a
overview of browsers and their private browsing mode practices. Most notably, comprehensive overview of browsers and their private browsing mode practices.
Safari allows access to earlier cookies, history and HTML5 storage while other Most notably, Safari allows access to earlier cookies, history and HTML5 storage
browsers disallow it. Table~\ref{tab:private browsing mode} provides a list of while other browsers disallow it. Table~\ref{tab:private browsing mode} provides
browsers and their protection against tracking with the methods from a list of browsers and their protection against tracking when in private
chapter~\ref{chap:tracking methods}. browsing mode with the methods from chapter~\ref{chap:tracking methods}.
\begin{sidewaystable} \begin{sidewaystable}
\caption{Private browsing mode for major browsers} \caption{Private browsing mode for major browsers}