Privacy concerns regarding Google investigations or for the removal of child pornography". In 2008, Consumer Watchdog produced a video showing how Google Chrome records what a user types into the web address field and sends that information to Google servers to populate search suggestions. The video includes discussion regarding the potential privacy implications of this feature. Google Chrome includes a private browsing feature called "incognito browsing mode" that prevents the browser from permanently storing any browsing or download history information or cookies. Using incognito mode prevents tracking by the browser. However, the individual websites visited can still track and store information about visits. In
Brave (web browser) Brave (web browser) Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software Inc. based on the Chromium web browser . The browser blocks ads and website trackers. In a future version of the browser, the company intends to adopt a pay-to-surf business model. As of 2018, Brave supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The current version features 20 search engines by default, including their partner DuckDuckGo. Brave Software has announced that it is developing a feature allowing users to opt in to receiving ads sold by the company in place of ads blocked by the browser.