How Google Chrome's Incognito Mode Works and Its Limitations

Imagine you're drawing a picture and don't want anyone at home to see it.

Incognito mode in Chrome is like drawing that picture in a special room where your family can't see it.

Your drawing history, the crayons you used (cookies), and notes you wrote (forms) are all put away after you're done, so nobody in your house knows what you drew.

However, the art store (websites) and the mailman (your internet provider) might still know you were there.

If you sign into your favorite toy store account while in this special room, the store owner will still know it's you.

Google also agreed to delete old drawings (user data) that they weren't supposed to keep from when people thought they were drawing in secret.