Google adds incognito mode to Google Maps and YouTube

Keep confidential in modernThe information world is getting harder. Therefore, each innovation that provides protection of personal space on the Internet becomes especially important for users. Google has demonstrated loyalty to the general line aimed at enhancing the protection of the privacy of its customers, and has expanded the capabilities of the Google Maps and YouTube mobile applications.

Google developers report that the modeIncognito, which is practiced in the Chrome browser to increase privacy, has become one of the most popular features used by users. To meet the needs of its customers, the company introduces similar functionality in Google Maps and YouTube.

Using the mode in the Google Maps applicationAllows you not to save in the statistics the places that the user visited previously. Using the “Incognito” mode makes it impossible to make recommendations for laying the most popular routes by the user. In Google Maps, working under Android mode will be integrated already in the month of October, and for users of devices working under iOS this function will appear a bit later.

YouTube will introduce a similar feature,Allows you to automatically destroy the history of viewing videos in the period from 3 to 18 months. At the same time, the possibility of self-cleaning the history, manually.

Source: google