So over the past few months since I have released Incognito Gone, I have received an overwhelming amount of feedback via email. For all of the positive feedback, I say THANKS! This program has been downloaded over 3,000 times from my personal site, and countless times on other file sharing sites. I was not expecting to receive such a response from the general public. I give kudos to my wife, who was the original brain child behind the idea. I threw this software together as a fun side project, never thinking it would gain any popularity.
However, as it has, I think it’s appropriate to clarify a few things about the software that I have received repeated questions about.
F.A.Q.
Q: How do I undo or reverse Incognito Gone after I have run it on my computer?
A: The effects of Incognito Gone are permanent. Before you are allowed to run the program on your computer a warning box pops up that you must respond to. It looks as shown below:
As I created this program with the intent to help families that wanted to block harmful websites and pornography, I realized that if there was an “Enable” option provided, it would be too easy for individuals to simply enable private browsing when no one was looking. I do not recommend my program for any individuals who wish to enable and disable the private browsing feature at their leisure. This program is simply for those individuals who wish to be rid of the option.
2) Why doesn’t Incognito Gone work in Mozilla Firefox?
A: After releasing Incognito Gone, Firefox released an update that made my current program unable to disable private browsing.
Hey just wanna say thank you again. The availability of this app needs to be known by all adults and teenagers too. I know this is just one issue that this app is useful for, but porn is a serious problem in our society that needs to be recognised and fought against. Practical help is invaluable for all individuals. Cheers and God bless
Is there a way to disable the incognito option on an Android Tablet? My 14 yr old daughter has had one for a couple months and is hiding things and that could be dangerous for a teenager with the internet
This is a huge peace of mind for me… I cannot say thank you enough.. this is wonderful.
Thanks for the software. Porn is a HUUUUUUGE issue and I hate it. Thanks for giving us more power. Can you think about expanding this for andoid and iphone devices?
Is there a way to install this program and make it totally invisible on the computer?
Just run the app, disable incognito mode then delete the app
Every time I open the folder, I either try to ‘Open with…’ Firefox or Chrome and it just re-downloads the file in that particular browser and won’t change Incognito availability. How do I get it to work? Thanks a bunch for this app though! Such a responsible idea.
Double-click the file
Hello. This sounds like a very useful tool. I have been searching for days now for something very similar. I just need a program like this for the android’s default browser “incognito mode” any future plans for such a program? Thank you for your time.
I do not plan on a version for android devices.
can you recommend something that would work on a mac?
I cannot
Dear Mr. Wood,
There is no way I can thank you enough for creating this app! I’ve slowly been finding ways to disconnect myself from ways to access bad sites, and incognito mode was the last thing i needed to get rid of! i’m a sixteen year old boy, and i just want to live a happy addiction-free life. THANK YOU for helping me!
So your app won’t work with Mozilla Firefox? Is there a way around that?
I really hope so, that’s my favorite browser but sometimes the temptation is too great to go surfing in places I shouldn’t.
Fix?
Please reply with operating system & version of Firefox.