You need to open confidential work documents on a public library computer. Which web-browser feature should you enable to avoid leaving behind browsing history, cookies, form data, and the list of files you downloaded on that PC when you finish?
Private browsing (also called Incognito, InPrivate, or Private Window depending on the browser) opens a separate session that does not save browsing history, cookies, form data, or the record of downloaded files once the private window is closed. While the files themselves remain on disk and should be deleted manually if required, the browser's download list and other local traces are cleared automatically. Deactivating client-side scripting does not remove history; generic add-ons vary in purpose and persistence; proxy settings hide or change your external IP address but still leave local history intact.
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