Expanded Incognito Mode Keeps Google From Snooping on Even More Parts of Your Life

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is n’t wasting any time at this year ’s I / O developer league . But one breakout feature announced during the tonic is that Google plans to add incognito mode to both search and its Maps app .

Pichai did n’t spend a whole bunch of time on this feature — it was part of a flurry of privacy - related update . But we did get to see a screencap that designate the ability to turn on Incognito mode . Ostensibly , it crop the same way as it already does on Chrome and YouTube . What does this ultimately have in mind ? Well , your hunt and travelling data point wo n’t be linked in your history . So soon , you may keep your location hunting and trips seeeeecreeeeeet — for all your hot trysts , secret trip , and mayhap more innocently , surprise party planning .

“ Soon ” is about all we have from Pichai as to when we might see this characteristic go live . Incognito mode will also be come in to search sometime later this year . Technically , you may already seek in Incognito mood , but only if you ’re using the Chrome web browser app . This should open Incognito search up to everyone who uses Google ’s hunt engine on other browsers , like Firefox or Opera .