Breaking Free

Firefox 3.1 calls it ‘Private Mode,’ the new Google Chrome calls it ‘Incognito Mode,’ and Internet Explorer 8 calls it ‘InPrivate Browsing’ . . . But for many users of these Web browsers, it’s just called “Porn Mode.”

These features allow a person to surf the Web without the browser recording a history, cookies or a cache of temporary files. While this sort of secret browsing is not a new concept (Safari added this feature over three years ago), and with so many new versions of these web browsers recently adding this feature, many people are excited, but others are concerned.

Does Covenant Eyes accountability software still monitor your Internet even if “porn mode” is on? Yes. These privacy modes have no effect on Covenant Eyes software. This is one of the benefits of Covenant Eyes. It is easy to delete one’s Web history; but with our software, the user’s browsing information isn’t saved on the user’s computer, but rather it is saved on Covenant Eyes’ servers.

Got a Question?

Breaking Free will be tackling a frequently asked question about Covenant Eyes and our software every Friday. If you have any questions for Covenant Eyes, please email me, or post a reply to any of these blog posts. I’ll prioritize and try to answer the questions as they come in.