Quick exit
Click on the Quick exit button at the top of any page to exit quickly.
You will be redirected to a weather website, but it will not delete the history of the websites you have visited, see instructions below to delete your history.
Your history on the internet
If someone has access to your phone or computer, they can also see the history of the websites you have visited by looking at your browser history.
Your browser is how you view websites. Your browser may be one of the following but not limited to Edge, Chrome, Safari, Samsung Internet and Firefox.
How to view websites in "Incognito or Private" mode so your browser history isn't saved
Browsers offer an Incognito or private option so that the history of the websites you have visited is deleted when you close the browser. To use Incognito mode:
- Chrome: View instructions provided by Google to browse Incognito on an: iPhone or iPad, android (mobile or tablet) or laptop or desktop computer.
- Safari: View instructions provided by Apple to browse privately on an: iPhone, iPad or Apple Mac.
- Edge: View instructions provided by Microsoft to browse InPrivate.
- Samsung Internet: View instructions provided by Samsung to browse in "secret mode".
- Firefox: View instructions provided by Mozilla to browse privately on an: iPhone or iPad, android (mobile or tablet) or laptop or desktop computer.
How to delete the history of the websites you have visited
- Chrome: View instructions provided by Google to delete your browser history on an: iPhone or iPad, android (mobile or tablet) or laptop or desktop computer.
Chrome Keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete and you will be taken straight to the screen to delete browser history. - Safari: View instructions provided by Apple to delete your browser history on an: iPhone, iPad or iPod touch or Apple Mac.
- Edge: View instructions provided by Microsoft to delete browser history.
Edge Keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete and you will be taken straight to the screen to delete browser history. - Samsung Internet: View instructions provided by Samsung to delete browser history.
- Firefox: View instructions provided by Mozilla to delete your browser history on an: iPhone or iPad, android (mobile or tablet) or laptop or desktop computer.
Firefox Keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete and you will be taken straight to the screen to delete browser history.
Other things you can do to improve your digital safety:
- Set strong, hard to guess passwords and change them regularly. Usually this would be at least 8 characters long and a mixture of numbers and letters.
- Use a different password for each website you visit.
- Make sure your phone is password protected and only you know the password.