Browse anxiety (n.)

The vague feeling of uneasiness one gets with knowing that somebody else has access to one's Internet bookmarks ant/or browse history, regardless of whether one has actually been looking at inappropriate content or not.

Many Internet browsers now feature a ‘private browsing’ mode in order to alleviate issues of browse anxiety. However, this does not overcome the related and far more extreme ‘file recovery fear’ that may cause certain individuals to reformat their hard disk with a succession of ones and zeros before selling or handing it on to another family member or loved one.

Posted on Monday - April 25, 2005 at 08:39 AM

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Browse anxiety (n.)

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