asked 2013-12-25 22:31:54 +0200
It would be nice to have the possibility to switch to a "private mode" in web browser app, where the history is not saved nor any password, forms etc...
EDIT 21-01-2015 - announced as upcoming feature here
EDIT 27-02-2015- A PR is merged https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser/pull/286 Am not sure if it is available in nightly build already.
answered 2014-01-17 13:41:30 +0200
Clearing specific pages from history, or clearing history without clearing saved sessions and cache, would also be preferable.
Please read this answer from veshku:
You can clean history in Settings -> Apps -> Browser -> Privacy. Just disable clearing of other fields than history and select clear.
axaq ( 2014-10-11 19:11:56 +0200 )editanswered 2014-11-15 20:21:17 +0200
I'd like to have an option as Firefox has that tell browser to clear private data on exit .
https://together.jolla.com/question/49997/browser-privacy-settings-enhancement/ upvote please.
ApB ( 2014-11-15 20:26:12 +0200 )editanswered 2014-10-20 15:54:55 +0200
Now an issue on the Sailfish browser GitHub: https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser/issues/202
If you have a GitHub account you can subscribe to the issue to keep up with the latest changes.
Update- A PR is merged https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser/pull/286 Not sure if it is available in nightly build already.
answered 2015-05-08 16:20:24 +0200
In the most recent Jolla Blog post it is mentioned that:
After contributing to the Sailfish Browser for some time, he [Siteshwar] saw a thread about private browsing and initiated a discussion with the browser maintainers. “I looked around in the code and wrote a series of patches to implement private browsing. For a feature like this, it consists of mostly backend code, but Jaakko (Designer, Jolla) has come up with beautiful designs for it. I am sure users are going to like how it looks.”
(Note: Private Browsing feature will be released in an upcoming Sailfish OS update)
So private browsing seems to be on the way!
Asked: 2013-12-25 22:31:54 +0200
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also, a private mode that anonymizes the browser footprint, as can be measured by EFF's panopticlick.
edgar ( 2013-12-26 17:35:39 +0200 )editIn our Jolla ontology I think "private mode" should be called "pirate mode"
Okw ( 2014-10-20 16:10:33 +0200 )editI agree with edgar that this feature should be added.
Most websites do not adhere to the DNT policy and there are only policy-based compliance measures to be had. In Europe there are presently no ways of ensuring that DNT is followed. Third-party cookie blocking is, potentially, a step forward but with large companies from the US using this blocking as a method of ensuring that they set standards for other forms of tracking it's doubtful if this really protects privacy much.
teirdes ( 2015-03-09 00:47:59 +0200 )editReleased with upgrade 1.1.6/Aaslakkajärvi
molan ( 2015-06-15 23:47:50 +0200 )editUsage instructions are: Browser app -> tabs -> pulley -> new private browsing tab.
This was not easy to find.
mcfrisk ( 2015-06-20 12:31:30 +0200 )edit