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is content viewed during "private browsing" forensically extractable? e.g does it still write the content to the disk and can it be recovered?

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liamsomerville
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is content viewed during "private browsing" forensically extractable? e.g does it still write the content to the disk and can it be recovered?

If a forensic investigator was to do forensics on my disk after i browsed content under private browsing, could it be recovered

There is no intention to use this for illegall purposes, i just wondered how to private is "private browsing"

is content viewed during "private browsing" forensically extractable? e.g does it still write the content to the disk and can it be recovered? If a forensic investigator was to do forensics on my disk after i browsed content under private browsing, could it be recovered There is no intention to use this for illegall purposes, i just wondered how to private is "private browsing"

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dynamite
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Private browsing basically prevents any data from being stored in your Profile folder. This article provides more details.

Please note that cookies are created during a private browsing session. However, they are deleted once the session is ended or when you exit Firefox application.

Also note that other applications on your computer might be tracking which sites you visit (firewall, antivirus etc). They will still be able to collect your browsing related data even if you have activated private browsing in Firefox.