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 =Interface and Options=
+One way to provide this mode would be to expose it as an option for private browsing mode. If the actual web usability impact can be kept low, there should be no reason why this couldn't be enabled by default for Private Browsing Mode sessions.
+However, if the impact is potentially higher, the browser could provide two independent modes, one for an "Off the record" mode, where nothing is recorded on disk, and another for a "Tracking Resistance" mode, that enables the features here.
+According to [http://crypto.stanford.edu/~dabo/pubs/abstracts/privatebrowsing.html An analysis of private browsing modes in modern browsers], Private Browsing Mode may be suffering from "Mode Error", where users enable the mode, but forget to ever disable it because of poor UI indication. A better UI might provide clear graphical indication that private browsing mode is enabled for a particular window.
+As far as options, it may be desirable to provide a Private Browsing Mode dialog with a few preferences. Some users may prefer that there be *no* UI indication that private browsing mode is enabled. Others may prefer that their non-private tabs and windows not be closed, so that they can use the two modes concurrently. Some users may not want Private Browsing Mode to write any data to disk, while others may only care about web tracking.
 =Impact=