History of Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history

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Revision Status S Editor R Comment
Current M AliceWyman Do Not Track removed in fx135
Approved M AliceWyman Read more articles... fixed "Page Not Found" link
Approved   Mozinet minor edits including click/click on harmonization, multiline Note formatting, serial commas
Approved M AliceWyman updated link to renamed article
Approved M AliceWyman Minor edits: http->https; Fx89menuButton; deleted pre-fx106 content; capitalization
Approved M Dayani Lucia G.F. Updated SS
Approved M Michele Rodaro fixed capitalization error for[[T:optionspreferences]] (bug 1867499)
Approved   ErlingR Added "Windows" for clarity in the section on pinning Privat Browsing Firfox icon to the (Windows) taskbar.
Approved M Artist removed pipe, as it leads to a "Bad title" page (the requested page title contains invalid characters: "|"). Localizers also should be aware that it links to the English lanuage Wiki page
Approved M Fabi added link to Anti-Tracking Policy
Approved M Mozinet fixed 'for' conditions, and minor changes
Unreviewed   Michele Rodaro Pin Firefox in Private Browsing mode to the taskbar: {for fx106} -> {for win,fx106}
Unreviewed   Lan added a Firefox 106 screenshot
Approved M Fabi Pin PBM icon to taskbar in V106
Approved   AliceWyman Downloads List entries: Window -> Library
Approved   Lan up-to-date context menu and mask images
Approved M Mozinet Adobe Flash plugin-related content deleted, and typographical corrections
Approved M AliceWyman updated links to renamed articles, removed pre-fx78 content, other edits
Unreviewed   k_alex Very minor capitalization error
Approved   Fabi Extra space deleted
Unreviewed   Fabi [Fx89] App menu screenshot - Minor
Approved M Fabi SmartBlock note added
Unreviewed   Fabi SmartBlock note added - Do not approve
Unreviewed   Fabi (Do not approve before new content is ready)
Unreviewed   Fabi Intro updated for Fx87
Unreviewed   biddutbbb.2224 [/products/firefox/privacy-and-security/passwords-forms-search-and-history--www.facebook.com /sona.biswas.330467/Passwords, forms, search, and history - control what Firefox suggests7u/]
Unreviewed   biddutbbb.2224 [/products/firefox/privacy-and-security/passwords-forms-search-and-history--www.facebook.com /sona.biswas.330467/Passwords, forms, search, and history - control what Firefox suggests7u/]
Approved   PGGWriter added an "and" in an appropriate place.
Approved M AliceWyman Never remember history equivalent; purged pre-fx68 content
Approved M Wesley Branton Added the "Always use private browsing mode" option
Approved   Angela Lazar Added video
Approved M TyDraniu passwords + ETP changes
Approved M Joni removed "erase"
Approved M AliceWyman added passwords to note for fx67 - see discussion
Approved M AliceWyman {for not fx67} Passwords (see discussion)
Approved M Joni updated for 70
Approved   tech53 I corrected some grammatical mistakes regarding the use of the words "no, or, like," as well as some sentence structure that could be confusing. For example, I replaced "like" with "such as" because like = a comparison, whereas "such as" = an inclusion.
Approved M AliceWyman edits to Intro and Warning; linked to new "Common Myths" article
Approved M AliceWyman "How do I open a new Private Window?" edits
Approved M AliceWyman new Image: Fx63menu-NewPrivateWindow
Approved M AliceWyman added image, other edits to 'Never remember history' steps
Approved M Underpass put instructions in numbered list
Approved M AliceWyman added [Content blocking] link for fx63; replaced Search bar link, added passwords link, other edits
Approved M Joni reframed tracking protection as content blocking
Approved M Joni made the intro leaner
Approved M AliceWyman updated links, other edits
Approved M Joni updated for 63 with content blocking
Approved M AliceWyman combined edits by Lan, jscher2000
Unreviewed   jscher2000 - Support Volunteer Intended to address the confusion in https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1210388
Unreviewed   Lan Windows and Linux images
Approved M Tonnes Privacy & Security as of 56+
Approved M Joni updated for 57
Reviewed M Ömer Timur remove {for fx42}
Reviewed M Ömer Timur added tip for keyboard shortcut, winxp deleted - use all windows {for win}
Approved M AliceWyman Purged reference to Firefox Hello
Reviewed M sruactg I have edited only the title.
Approved M AliceWyman edit to pending revision: menu path to Privacy settings.
Unreviewed   AliceWyman Can I set Firefox to always use Private Browsing?
Approved M Joni tweaked tracking protection copy
Approved M AliceWyman added KB article link to note for fx42, updated for win10, removed content for old versions
Approved M vesper added a note for fx 42 beta tracking protection
Approved   Joni added expiration date
Approved   novica Rewrite search summary to less than 140 characters.
Approved   Joni reverting TOC change
Approved   AliceWyman removed TOC due to display bug with collapsed sections - see discussion
Approved M Joni added note about Firefox Hello
Approved M AliceWyman added "Firefox" to search summary - see discussion
Approved   Joni added incognito for search
Approved   AliceWyman updated links based on renamed articles, "Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages" and "Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox"
Approved M user669794 removed share article
Approved M Michael Verdi Added video for fx 29, moved video above TOC
Approved M user955666 Udated link to Wikipedia's article about web cache
Approved   Michael Verdi reverting last change
Approved   Wesley Branton Added Firefox button image
Approved M Michael Verdi removed redundant lines
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi removed keywords, moved instructions to start private browsing up, updated for fx29, replaced permanent private browsing instructions with links to more relevant information
Approved M Michael Verdi Added screencast for Fx20
Approved   Michael Verdi Added youtube version
Approved M Tonnes previous edit is also valid for Linux
Approved M Michele Rodaro Mac fx20: "New Private Window" is in the File menu.
Approved M Tonnes Nits (space, image break, Menu -> Window)
Approved M Michael Verdi Removed note about flash cookies because it's outdated
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi Fx20 Private window changes, screenshots for XP, Win7, Mac & Linux
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi Fx 20 Updates - Work in progress - DO NOT APPROVE
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi Fx 20 Updates - Work in progress - DO NOT APPROVE
Approved M Jan. fx20 private window
Approved   adampeebleswrites changed "web sites" to "websites"
Unreviewed   adampeebleswrites websites is one word, not two
Approved   scoobidiver fixed links, drop support for fx35, fx4, fx5, fx6
Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template
Approved M Michael Verdi New 160 character search summary
Reviewed   miuda some words
Approved M Michael Verdi Update for fx11 - Advanced panel, network tab now lists two different types of caches
Reviewed   rockstar8734
Reviewed   Psythik You know it's funny.
Approved M scoobidiver Firefox button instead of Firefox menu, easier to localize, permanent private browsing label in fx7, fixed outdated link, changed keywords
Reviewed   dlfrisch
Approved   Centinel Proofreading; rephrased a few awkward sentences.
Reviewed   user288644 Generalized spyware to malware
Approved M Michael Verdi Simplified warning text
Approved M AliceWyman edit based on revision by Ben545
Unreviewed   Ben added about keyloggers
Reviewed   wareta istoric
Reviewed   wareta istoric
Approved M Michael Verdi Modifed the note about flash for fx 35
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi added note and link about running the latest flash
Reviewed   Michael Verdi Added reference and link to latest version of Flash
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi Made cookie information more specific for fx 3.6 and fx 4
Reviewed   mykouvang story on private brolwse
Approved M Michael Verdi Removed reference to fx35 in the intro, added info about clearing cookies saved by plugins, fixed a broken list
Approved M Michael Verdi removed fx3 content
Reviewed   mexnan
Unreviewed   scoobidiver removed fx3 content, fx4 replaced by not fx35
Approved M Michael Verdi added screencast
Reviewed   scoobidiver dividing the first section into two sub-sections, adding a section about security and privacy
Approved M Cheng Wang Made a few edits
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi updated for Fx 4, new screenshots for all OSs, reworded intro
Approved   scoobidiver add a summary, fix indented bullet list
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi Changed line about passwords to say only that no new passwords will be saved. Previous version was incorrect in saying passwords wouldn't be filled in.

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