Don't know how to browse the web anonymously

Incognito mode on Chrome prevents the browser from saving the websites you visit and blocks all cookies, however your IP address is not hidden. It won't keep the record of the files you have downloaded as well (files will still be downloaded in the Downloads folder).

To open incognito window in Chrome, click on the Chrome menu icon  and select New incognito window or simply press Ctrl+Shift+N.

Browsing from a private window will prevent the browser from saving the websites you visit and allowing cookies, however it will not hide your IP address.

To open private window in Opera, click on the Menu icon and then select New private window or simply press Ctrl+Shift+N.

Browsing from a private window will prevent the browser from saving the websites you visit and allowing cookies, however it will not hide your IP address.

To open a private window in Firefox click on the Menu and select New Private Window.

You can also press Ctrl+Shift+P (for Windows) or ⌘ Command + Shift + P (Mac).

Browsing from a private window will prevent the browser from saving the websites you visit and allowing cookies, however it will not hide your IP address.

To open a private window in Safari click on the Safari menu and select Private browsing. To disable private browsing, click the same thing again.

InPrivate browsing will prevent the browser from saving the websites you visit and allowing cookies, however it will not hide your IP address.

To turn on InPrivate browsing, first open Internet Explorer by click the Start button and in the search box, type Internet Explorer and then in the list of results, click it.

Now click the Tools button, mouse over on the Safety and then click InPrivate Browsing.

Blocking and deleting cookies is one way of browsing the web with a certain level of privacy.

See how to delete already existing cookies or how to disable them altogether.

A VPN hides your IP address and displays a new one instead.

There are many proxy sites, some require subscription and some are free.

Incognito mode on Chrome prevents the browser from saving the websites you visit and blocks all cookies, however your IP address is not hidden.

To open an incognito window in Chrome on Android device, tap the menu icon  and select New incognito tab.

Private browsing prevents the browser from saving the websites you visit and allowing cookies, however it will not hide your IP address.

To change to private browsing in Safari on iOS, tap on the show pages in the lower-right corner and then select Private in the lower-left corner.

After that, tap Done in the lower-right corner.

InPrivate Browsing allows you to browse the internet without Internet Explorer storing data about your session.

To turn on InPrivate Browsing, first tap the Tabs button left of the address bar.

Now select the three dots on the lower-right corner to see more options and choose new inprivate tab.

For highest level of anonymity while browsing, use the Tor browser.

Tor browser conceals your IP by bouncing your traffic through a network of relays, so that whoever wants to track you, sees only IP of the exiting relay.

Tor browser is portable, it can be run from any flash drive and doesn't require any installing.

HIDE MY ASS! is a service that provides VPN service (both free and subscription-based).

HIDE MY ASS! VPN hides your IP address while you're browsing, granting you protection and allowing you to access websites which are normally blocking you.

There are many online tools that can remove or obscure the referer field.

One of the best tools for this is Nullreferer. Just put a http://www.nullreferer.com/? in front of the link to the page you want to visit and you will get rid of the HTTP referer header.

To remove or hide the HTTP referer, you can use some of these browser extensions.

For Firefox: RefControl 

For Chrome: Referer Control