Google is reported to be testing enhancements to Chrome that would bring real-time phishing and malware protections to Incognito and Guest modes. The change is intended to address perceived security shortcomings in how these privacy-focused modes currently handle dangerous websites, rather than affecting how Incognito history is stored.
Across the outlets, the core idea is consistent: Incognito mode should continue to “forget” browsing history, while additional security checks would operate in the background. One report frames the issue as an “incognito blind spot” for threats, while another focuses on preventing users from ending up on malicious sites. A third emphasizes extending Chrome’s existing real-time scam protection into Incognito and Guest modes.
The coverage differs mainly in emphasis and terminology—some describe phishing and malware protection, while others refer more generally to scam protection and steering away from malicious websites—but all describe a Google test of stronger threat detection for those modes.
