Private Browsing on Shared or Public Devices for Course Locker

Browse Securely: The Importance of Private Browsing for Mariners Learning System

Why do I want to browse privately?

You may want to browse privately if you are using a public system or if you are using a system shared amongst more than one individual. Private browsing is beneficial in these cases as your information will not be saved. It can also help to resolve issues that may occur due to caching issues with other activity on that browser.

How do I open a private browser?

Here are the instructions to walk you through the steps on different web browsers:

• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox

If you are using a different web browser, we recommend switching to one of the ones above, preferably Google Chrome. 

What is a private browser?

Private browsing prevents your activity from being remembered by the browser; this allows you to browse the web privately.