Chris Soghoian suggests that the "you have entered private browsing mode" text could be a bit clearer so that users better understand the limitations and functionality of the mode. He recommends new wording: --- You still need to be careful when using private browsing mode. When you use the Internet, you leave traces of data behind that others may be able to track. In private browsing mode, Firefox will not save on your computer the following types of information: Browser history, search history, download history, web form history, cookies, Flash cookies, and temporary Internet files. However, any files you download and bookmarks you make will be kept. Private browsing does not protect you from other people, servers, or software that may try to track you. This includes: * Websites that collect or share information about you, such as online advertising companies. * Your employer, school or university if you are using an Internet connection or computer that they have provided. * Your Internet Service Provider. * Viruses, spyware or other malicious software that you may have unknowingly installed, or that someone else may have installed on your computer without your knowledge. * Surveillance by the police and other government agencies. If you want to leave no footprints at all, you'll need a more secure solution. Click here to learn learn more about these types of tracking, and how you may be able to protect yourself. To Stop Private Browsing, select Tools > Stop Private Browsing, or close Firefox.

Sid, do you still want us to do this?

Note the revised text in bug 587551.

(In reply to comment #2) > Note the revised text in bug 587551. FWIW the reason that we haven't made any progress on this is that nobody has given me a recommended set of strings to use. :-)

According to the comments on bug 587551, no UX folks had any comments on the text I proposed ;]