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A web browser has been released that promises total privacy for its users.
Browzar, as it is known, automatically deletes all traces of the pages a person has visited, and the terms that they have searched for on the web.
Most web browsers, including Microsoft's Internet Explorer, allow users to do this manually.
The developers of the browser say that it will be useful for people who want to protect their privacy on work PCs or when using shared PCs in net cafes.
Browzar is similar to Internet Explorer but has had much of its software code rewritten.
It works by automatically deleting all private information about your surfing habits
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So called cached webpages are also not stored. Normally these webpages are kept on a computer's hardrive to speed up the download times of frequently visited websites.
The browser prevents other people looking at private information
Using a cached page means a computer only has to download those elements of a site that has changed.
The browser also deletes "cookies" at the end of each browsing session.
A cookie is a small program that sits on your computer and identifies you to the website.
Cookies may hold personal preferences about the site and details of how you reached the page.
The browser also does not use an auto-complete function, that works like predictive text on a mobile phone, and can give away terms previously used on search engines.
Currently, web users can delete all of these files manually, but it is often fiddly and would need to be done after every browsing session.
Not Caching pages means slower browsing, Autocomplete is very useful, as are cookies on most sites, so in a home environment, I dont think this will ever work, however maybe leter editions will work in public environments like libraries and also cybercafes; most I have been in use Firefox's clear provate data however.
Everything "Browzar" Provides can be achieved with most default options in firefox, IE7 and Opera, and this beta is a bit buggy, although it renders most pages ok, it is quite slow, and a little to simple for me with no right click, no tabs, saving options, and nothing like firefox with the web developer toolbar, or IE7, or Opera for that matter. I suppose it might be an alternative in public environments, but not just yet, It might have potential, but certainly not in this beta, and I wont be dumping IE7, Firefox or Opera for this
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