the.com/internet history
the diary you never wrote, kept by every browser that ever loved you.
means a locally stored, chronological log of websites you have visited, used for autocomplete, sync, and quiet self-incrimination.
from born with early browsers like Mosaic and Netscape in the 1990s, meant to help users retrace steps before bookmarks got smart; it became a de facto surveillance ledger long before anyone asked permission.
storage limitchrome keeps roughly 90 days by default
incognito mythprivate mode hides it locally, not from your isp
legal useroutinely subpoenaed as evidence in court cases
first browserworldwideweb, 1990, had no history feature at all