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First Private Browsing extension

Submitted by Ehsan Akhgari on November 11, 2008 - 23:47
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I did expect the community to get interested in extending the Private Browsing mode by developing extensions, but I didn't expect it to happen this soon!  I'm happy to announce that the first Private Browsing extension has been developed by the community member Kurt Schultz! This extension adds a toolbar and a status bar button to Firefox for quick access to the Private Browsing feature, and lets you toggle a few of the underlying preferences as a bonus!  Grab it while it's hot from AMO!

Here's a screenshot provided by Kurt:

Toggle Private Browsing extension in action

Thanks for the great work, Kurt!

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Private Browsing mode

Submitted by Mauri (not verified) on December 22, 2008 - 16:28.

Is there a way to prevent my children from using Private Browsing?
I need to keep an eye on them.
Thanks

Re: Private Browsing mode

Submitted by Ehsan Akhgari on December 23, 2008 - 00:14.

This is something which is easy to do as an extension.  Of course, smart children may be able to disable the extension which does this, but then again they could figure out how to clear their history using other means as well.

If someone wants to step up and write an extension to do this, I'd be glad to help.

Ubiquity command

Submitted by Blair McBride (not verified) on November 12, 2008 - 10:32.

Shameless plug: There's also a Ubiquity command for private browsing too: http://theunfocused.net/2008/11/12/private-browsing-command-for-ubiquity/

Re: Ubiquity command

Submitted by Ehsan Akhgari on November 13, 2008 - 01:43.

Wow, that is awesome!!!  Thanks a lot for creating this Ubiquity command. 

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Submitted by » First Private Browsing extension (not verified) on November 12, 2008 - 00:38.

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Honestly, Stealther seems a

Submitted by Livio (not verified) on November 12, 2008 - 00:22.

Honestly, Stealther seems a better choice. Looks better and makes better private feeling. At least I think so.

Re: Honestly, Stealther seems a

Submitted by Ehsan Akhgari on November 12, 2008 - 01:32.

We would like to know if there are any specific issues that you're having with the Private Browsing mode, so that we can consider improving it.  Your feedback is much appreciated!

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