InPrivate browsing

E56718

private browsing mode web browser privacy feature

InPrivate browsing is Microsoft Edge’s private browsing mode that helps prevent your browsing history, cookies, and other data from being saved on your device.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
InPrivate browsing canonical	2
Private Browsing	2
InPrivate mode	1
InPrivate window	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T452268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: InPrivate browsing
Context triple: [Microsoft Edge, feature, InPrivate browsing]

A. Opera Crypto Browser
Opera Crypto Browser is a web browser tailored for cryptocurrency and Web3 users, featuring built-in wallet functionality, dApp support, and enhanced blockchain security tools.
B. Mosaic (web browser)
Mosaic was one of the first widely used graphical web browsers, instrumental in popularizing the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.
C. Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a widely used cross-platform web browser developed by Google, known for its speed, simplicity, and integration with Google services.
D. Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source web browser developed by Mozilla, known for its strong privacy features, customizability, and support for open web standards.
E. Privas
Privas is a small town in southeastern France that serves as the prefecture (administrative capital) of the Ardèche department.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: InPrivate browsing
Target entity description: InPrivate browsing is Microsoft Edge’s private browsing mode that helps prevent your browsing history, cookies, and other data from being saved on your device.

A. Opera Crypto Browser
Opera Crypto Browser is a web browser tailored for cryptocurrency and Web3 users, featuring built-in wallet functionality, dApp support, and enhanced blockchain security tools.
B. Mosaic (web browser)
Mosaic was one of the first widely used graphical web browsers, instrumental in popularizing the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.
C. Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a widely used cross-platform web browser developed by Google, known for its speed, simplicity, and integration with Google services.
D. Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source web browser developed by Mozilla, known for its strong privacy features, customizability, and support for open web standards.
E. Privas
Privas is a small town in southeastern France that serves as the prefecture (administrative capital) of the Ardèche department.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	private browsing mode ⓘ web browser privacy feature ⓘ
activatedBy	opening a new InPrivate window ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	InPrivate browsing ⓘ surface form: InPrivate mode InPrivate browsing ⓘ surface form: InPrivate window
availableIn	Microsoft Edge ⓘ surface form: beta channel of Microsoft Edge dev channel of Microsoft Edge ⓘ stable channel of Microsoft Edge ⓘ
category	online privacy ⓘ web browser security ⓘ
dataDeletedWhen	InPrivate window is closed ⓘ
defaultSearchEngine	Bing (configurable) ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
doesNotProvide	anonymity to internet service provider ⓘ anonymity to websites visited ⓘ protection from network monitoring ⓘ
introducedBy	Microsoft Edge ⓘ
limitation	bookmarks created remain after session ends ⓘ downloads remain on device after session ends ⓘ
partOf	Microsoft Edge ⓘ
platform	Microsoft Edge ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Edge for Android Microsoft Edge ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Edge for Windows Microsoft Edge ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Edge for iOS Microsoft Edge ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Edge for macOS
preventsSaving	browsing history on device ⓘ cookies on device ⓘ download history on device ⓘ form data on device ⓘ search history on device ⓘ temporary internet files on device ⓘ
purpose	help protect privacy on shared devices ⓘ reduce local traces of browsing activity ⓘ separate browsing sessions from normal windows ⓘ
relatedTo	Incognito mode ⓘ InPrivate browsing self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Private Browsing
storesData	temporary session data in memory ⓘ
supportsFeature	no persistence of new cache entries after session ⓘ no persistence of new cookies after session ⓘ no persistence of new history entries after session ⓘ separate cookie jar per InPrivate session ⓘ
uiIndicator	InPrivate label in the browser window ⓘ distinct window theme from normal browsing ⓘ
usedFor	logging into multiple accounts simultaneously ⓘ private browsing on shared computers ⓘ testing websites without existing cookies ⓘ
userCan	sign in to Microsoft account in InPrivate window ⓘ use extensions if allowed in InPrivate ⓘ
vendor	Microsoft ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edge → feature → InPrivate browsing ⓘ

subject surface form: Microsoft Edge

Apple Safari → feature → InPrivate browsing ⓘ

this entity surface form: Private Browsing

Microsoft Edge → supports → InPrivate browsing ⓘ

InPrivate browsing → alsoKnownAs → InPrivate browsing ⓘ

this entity surface form: InPrivate mode

InPrivate browsing → alsoKnownAs → InPrivate browsing ⓘ

this entity surface form: InPrivate window

InPrivate browsing → relatedTo → InPrivate browsing self-linksurface differs ⓘ