To enable private browsing on your BlackBerry PlayBook, first launch your tablet's browser. Next, open your browser options by dragging a finger downward from the top of you display, and then click the Options gear icon to show some more settings. On the following page, tap the Privacy & Security menu item, and then activate private browsing by clicking the related on/off switch to the on position.

Your PlayBook's browser remains in private mode until you switch it off, so simply reverse the process described above when you want your browser to resume collection of your browsing data.

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