The problem with the mode is that it needs to be activated and that it may lead to browsing gaps.ĭepending on how careful activity is monitored or inspected, use of private browsing modes may be discovered. Private browsing mode, for instance, may look like a good option, as it prevents the storing of local data when used. Opening any other site in the same tab, provided that it does not support Off The Record as well, is stored like any other site.īrave Software claims that current privacy mechanisms are not sufficient for this use case. Only data from that particular site is stored temporarily. Off The Record, Brave Software explains, uses temporary storage for visits, so that the browsing history, cookies and some other data is not stored permanently in the browser. It explains that "this site may contain sensitive content" and gives the user an option to proceed using Off The Record, or to proceed normally.
When Brave users visit a matching site, the browser displays a prompt to the user. Off The Record reacts to sites that use a certain flag and it keeps a premade list of sites as well that trigger the prompt. If a single profile is used, it may be difficult for someone to look up information or try to find help, without someone else knowing about it.
While it is always advised to use different operating system profiles, to avoid that multiple users use a single web browser or other programs, it may sometimes not be possible to do so. Off The Record addresses a very specific use case: it is designed to allow one users on a shared computer to access sensitive resources without other users seeing records of these interactions in places such as the browsing history.
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