Dear Sir / Madam: Ordinarily I browse the web in non-private mode. It is very handy to have access to one's browsing history ... to later go back to an interesting page ... or to later save an interesting page ... etc. In the middle of my browsing, I then suddenly want to visit a web page in private mode. As I open up a separate Firefox private window, that new private window still contains a list of my browsing history. My fear, read ignorance, tells me that maybe the web site (which I prefer to visit in private mode) can also access my browsing history ...?!? Question: is this the case? I don't ... immediately ... succeed in understanding why the browsing history in the first place needs to be tagged along into the new private mode window? The user specifically wants "isolation": from the past, in the presence, and for the future. Personally, I would feel much better, if the private mode window showed no browsing history (and had no access to my earlier browsing history). - In this regard I find the present Firefox user interface solution counter-intuitive: How are you to understand that nobody else can see your browsing history ... as you yourself can see it ...? Keep in mind that the knowledge levels of all users vary a lot. Inter alia, there is no rock bottom. One solution is to entirely clear my history prior to starting my private mode surfing. However, I'd rather keep my browsing history (for weeks, for months ... you never know when you want to go back to that "interesting" page again). A second solution is to use another web browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, ...) for my private surfing. But ... I do like my Firefox a lot. (I am not able to attach an image for demonstration. Pressing "PrtScn" or alternatively "Alt + PrtScn" makes the history list collapse/disappear in the new private mode Firefox window.) Thank you very much for your advice on the issue! (And/or for a change in the user interface of the Firefox private mode window.) Best regards, Rodraven