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Emergency: 911 •  City services: 311(where available) •  Crisis support: 988

Browsing safely

If someone may be watching your device, here is exactly what our Quick Exit button can and cannot do — and what actually helps.

What Quick Exit does

It replaces this page with a weather site straight away, and stops theBack button from returning here. That helps if someone walks into the room or looks over your shoulder.

What Quick Exit cannot do

It does not erase your browsing history. No website can do that — not ours, not anyone's. The address of this page can still be found in your browser's history, and Quick Exit will not stop software that monitors your device or your internet connection.

If someone has installed monitoring software on your phone or computer, or can see your account activity, they may be able to see this visit no matter what you do in the browser.

If you think you are being monitored

The safest option is to use a device the other person has never had access to and is not paying for — a library computer, a friend's phone, or a work computer if that is safe for you. Call1-800-799-7233 (National Domestic Violence Hotline) from a phone you trust. They are free, 24/7, and can talk through your situation with you.

Before you browse

  • Use a private window. Private or Incognito browsing keeps pages out of your history from the start, which is more reliable than deleting them afterwards. In most browsers: menu → "New Private Window" or "New Incognito Window".
  • Sign out of shared accounts first. If you are signed into a Google or Apple account that the other person can also see, your activity may sync to their devices.
  • Be careful about deleting history. Clearing everything can look more suspicious than leaving it, and it may also delete saved passwords you rely on. If you do delete, consider removing only the specific pages you want private rather than wiping everything.

In an emergency

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support any time, call or text 988. To find local help of any kind, call 211 — free, 24/7, with interpreters.

Guidance adapted from the National Network to End Domestic Violence's Safety Net project and the GOV.UK Design System (© Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0).