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Are you doing away with the "MASK" for 'Private Browser'?

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user1111081
user1111081

Have noticed the Mask for Private Bowsing is not in the title bar any longer. The only indication we are within the 'PB' feature is when FireFox opens?

Have noticed the Mask for Private Bowsing is not in the title bar any longer. The only indication we are within the 'PB' feature is when FireFox opens?

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You won't see this mask or the private browsing mode text if you are in permanent Private Browsing mode.

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": "Always use Private Browsing mode"

You can make the title bar visible via the "Title Bar" button at the bottom left in the Customize palette window

  • "3-bar" Firefox menu button > Customize
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cor-el
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You won't see this mask or the private browsing mode text if you are in permanent Private Browsing mode.

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": "Always use Private Browsing mode"

You can make the title bar visible via the "Title Bar" button at the bottom left in the Customize palette window

  • "3-bar" Firefox menu button > Customize
user1111081
user1111081 Question owner

This has covered what I had issue with, I use the 'In Private' feature all of the time. Before it would show the 'Mask' in the title bar, then suddenly it was not there any longer. I am very security conscious and was concerned I may have done something wrong/left something unset.

Thank you for this update . .

TIA, CU L8R, NTLS

PhredE
PhredE

I'm here in January 2015 running 34.0.5 and the mask has disappeared, irrespective of what I do. In that area of Settings I DO NOT have the "Always use Private Browsing mode" item ticked, although I do have SOME of the indented items under that heading ticked. And that's under the major sub-heading of History. Does 'some' custom settings constitute "Always use Private Browsing mode", for the purposes of this question? No mask; no "Always use Private Browsing mode". PhredE 12th Jan'15

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