Suppose I configure to clear all browsing data on exit, except site and shield settings. Is this the same in effect as running everything in a private window once I exit the browser? If not, in what way is it different? I notice a main menu item “open guest window” which opens a private window …

If you don’t clear Site and Shields Settings on exit, all site-specific permissions and Brave Shields settings will be stored between browsing sessions in a regular window. You can’t change site-specific site permissions while in a private window, but you can change site-specific Brave Shields sett…

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JimB1 October 10, 2021, 11:29pm 2

#2: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chrome-guest-mode-incognito-mode/

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