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does my internet provider can see websites that i opening in private window?

mohamad8989
mohamad8989
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i wounder if my internet provider can see the websites that i open in the private window and if he does how can i browse privately ?

i wounder if my internet provider can see the websites that i open in the private window and if he does how can i browse privately ?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Yes, your internet service provider sees all of your connections.

For HTTP connections, your ISP sees every page/image/etc. address you retrieve.

For HTTPS connections, your ISP sees the site you contact, but not the specific addresses of pages on the site.

If you do not want your ISP to see the sites you visit, you need to use a VPN or something like Tor. Then your ISP only sees you connecting to the intermediary and not what the intermediary is fetching on your behalf.

I do not have any specific recommendations for reliable/trustworthy VPN services. There are many.