WIPE YOUR WEB HISTORY

Almost everywhere you go on the web and everything you search for gets logged and remembered in your browser. This history can be handy because it lets you revisit sites and searches, but sometimes you don’t want your online activity being recorded. If you’re looking for a birthday present for your partner while using a shared computer, for example, you don’t want the fruits of your searches appearing when they next log on. In this feature we’ll explain the best and newest ways to erase your browser tracks.

PCs and laptops

Every browser provides ways to clear your history, but how you access this setting varies. We’ll show you how to find it in all the major browsers, but there is a quicker way – press Ctrl+Shift+Delete – which works