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Windows 11 brings enhanced privacy for Incognito mode on Chrome- All details

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Many users heavily rely on private web browsers to hide their digital footprint and maintain privacy. Over the years, Google Chrome's Incognito mode has become one of the trusted private web browsers, but is it really private?

Well, reports suggest that Chrome and Microsoft Edge stored copied text in Windows clipboard history when browsing in incognito mode, which became a problematic privacy concern for users.

This cloud syncing of copied text makes personal data more vulnerable for hackers to use against you. Therefore, to deal with this situation, Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 update to enhance Incognito mode privacy on Chrome.

Know how the new updates work to enhance user privacy. Also read: How to completely delete Incognito search history on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac devicesBefore getting into the new New Windows 11, let's first understand the logic behind clipboard history and why is it a major security concern.

Well, we all are aware of the functionality where we copy a text from one place and paste it into another. These copied text gets saved on the device's clipboard which can later be accessed by users via cloud syncing services on other devices.

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