However, if you’re still using a Big Tech, non-private search engine, clearing your history is only part of the battle for internet privacy. It’s privacy from those who have direct access to the computer you’re using. This seems like privacy, and to a degree it is. Your spouse cannot see the sites you’re browsing to book that surprise vacation, birthday gift, or any other sites you may not want your spouse stumbling upon. If you’re a student using a shared computer and you clear your history, no one can see what you were searching or browsing before.
If your boss was to jump on your computer they won’t see your searches for new jobs, or the job sites you’ve visited. When you search for something online, visit a handful of sites, and then clear your history, it feels as though it never happened. A lot of users on privacy sites talk about the different tools or browser add-ons they use to ensure their cookies, history, and cache are regularly cleared, but fail to look at the bigger picture. No conversation about internet search is complete without a look at clearing your search history. Dan Arel explains why that’s not enough to protect your privacy. Many people believe that if they just regularly clear their search history, their data will remain private.
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