Chrome gets incognito

GOOGLE'S Chrome web browser has finally got the ability to run extensions in incognito mode.

According to the Chrome developer blog, the lack of extensions in incognito mode meant that you could not use security software like Mouse Stroke and Password Maker.

Now the latest stable version of Google Chrome has support for running extensions while in incognito mode.

A Google spokesman said that one of the main reasons incognito support was delayed was that Chrome has no way to ensure that extensions obey the incognito rules.

"After much debate, we finally decided to let users decide which extensions they were comfortable using in incognito," he said.

However he warned users they should only enable extensions that they trust and that don't save sensitive information.

Extension's named Save All Your History would probably not be a good idea to run in incognito, the blog points out.

This is a very interesting principle for Google to follow. It is saying that it is up to the user to have a bit of common sense.

Given that many would consider this a "security flaw" and would not allow it, it is actually refreshing to see a major software company allowing a feature like this to run. µ