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How can I disable private browsing? My sneaky teenager is more familiar with the computer than I would like him to be!

Lori1972
Lori1972
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After busting one of my sons looking at porn I checked in on the other! He has been using private browsing sessions! How do I disable that option? I already tried to add the (#sanitizeSeparator, #privateBrowsingItem, #sanitizeItem {display:none!important;}

  1. privateBrowsingAutoStart {display:none!important;}) into the userChrome.css. There is no userChrome.css file on my computer. HELP!!!
After busting one of my sons looking at porn I checked in on the other! He has been using private browsing sessions! How do I disable that option? I already tried to add the (#sanitizeSeparator, #privateBrowsingItem, #sanitizeItem {display:none!important;} #privateBrowsingAutoStart {display:none!important;}) into the userChrome.css. There is no userChrome.css file on my computer. HELP!!!

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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There's no way to disable Private Browsing altogether, without breaking other functions related to security. The code you are having a problem with is only for hiding the PB menu items, it doesn't block the keyboard command for starting a Private Browsing session.

Your best option is probably installing a good parental control, filtering program like this:
http://www1.k9webprotection.com/