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 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.
+As far as options, in general it is best to minimize options that have an effect on browser behavior. Such options become fingerprintable attributes.
+However, visual and local preferences are still desirable. 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.
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