Useful 'Porn Mode' in Web Browsers

Known widely as 'Porn Mode', now every major browser ( Firefox 3.5 or >, IE8 or greater, Google Chrome had it since inception, Apple's Safari had it since 2005!!) comes with a 'Private Browsing' feature. No more do you have to remember to go post browsing to 'preference/options' menu and clear your caches, saved data/passwords etc (though this is still a good habit!!).


When browsing the  web where danger lurks around every click, one clamours for unobtrusive privacy. As the name 'Porn mode' suggests (no rocket science there in choosing the name!!), it is meant to hide your (embarrassing!!) browsing data and habits. It is most useful as a security tool though, when you are using public Internet access systems, like in Cyber-Cafes or your office systems. You must have noticed that financial web-sites (like banks, e-shopping etc. sites) warn you to close your browser windows post usage so as to delete 'cache' data. This 'warning notice' may become history if the fincancial web-server can recognise that the user is using browsing in 'Porn Mode'!!

In Firefox 3.5 or greater, a mere “ctrl+shift+p” will put Firefox into “Private Browsing”, not saving even a 'bit or byte' of history to disk (Note: I don't use 'IE8 - so go find out  yourself !). Further, rather than opening a new window, it caches off your currently open tabs, closes them, and puts the new porn mode tab as the current tab, all in the same window. When you’re finished, stopping private browsing will restore your tabs from the saved cache, including any text you might have typed in any form field.

So go ahead - make merry with the 'Porn Mode' on your browser :-)