Is private browsing really private

Answer 1

Depends on how private is "really private". For private browsing, cookies and history won't be saved, which means the normal people, the consumers, cannot retrieve the information under private browsing. However, the ISP, or internet Service Provider, will still have the information. Also, the website you visited have the record that you did access that page too. Thus, if a person really wants to find traces, it is still possible.

Answer 2

In private browsing mode history, cookies, form data, cookies, temporary internet files are not stored by the browser. So other people who have access to your computer can't know your browsing information.

However, files downloaded and sites bookmarked are not removed even after you turn off private browsing because these two things can't tell what other websites have been visited by the user so no leakage of privacy is done by these two things.

But private browsing can't prevent employers or internet service providers from tracking you. You can't even remain hidden from the websites you visit.

Add-ons, extensions, toolbars etc if are enabled in private browsing mode then these too can access your history.