Q&A for How to Not Get Caught Looking at Porn

Think of your grandparents. That and the fear of getting caught will make your erection go away immediately.

It depends on the context. Some religious people believe that watching porn in general is sinful. Some people only have issues with their partners watching porn, possibly due to jealousy or wanting to avoid feelings of competition. There are even people who have issues with porn because of past sexual abuse. There can be lots of reasons that someone might have issues with porn.

Have one hand on the Ctrl+W buttons and press them at the same time as soon as you hear footsteps or the door open. When they leave press Ctrl+Shift+T to reopen the tab. You should keep one ear open so you can listen for footsteps. Or you can use your speakers but turn them to a really low volume only you can hear.

No, the police won't come to your house unless you're looking at illegal porn (like child porn).

Try putting the game in a folder. Then rename the folder something not suspicious

Hold your device under your sheets, and if you hear them coming, pretend to be asleep.

Some people watch porn to enhance their experience/arousal while masturbating. It can also be a safe way to explore one's sexuality or sexual orientation.

If you have a cellular phone, preferably with unlimited 4G data, you can use the built-in mobile hotspot.

Yes. If you aren't using a private browser, always delete your history. It may be better if you use a private window, though.

Just tell the truth. If they don't believe you, have them load whatever website you're on and see for themselves. If you get pop-up ads for porn frequently, you might have malware on your computer.

Log out of any social media you have before watching porn, this way if you accidentally hit the "Share" button, you will be asked to log in first.

Clear your History from the Beginning of Time. Or, in Chrome there is a Search History option. Search there for what you want removed, then mark your option and delete it. Using Incognito Window is probably the easiest solution, as it never remembers any data that you searched for.

If you mean the person who pays for the internet service, no, they can't know what you look at or have on your computer unless they look on your computer. If you mean the internet service provider (the company), they do track all websites their customers visit, but whether they actually look at or care about what sites you, in particular, visit is very doubtful - nor do they share this information with their customers.

You probably can't. Most workplaces track all internet activity these days, and downloading a whole movie will probably attract attention. If you have no other way to get porn online except at work, you may need to move back to a more old-school method, like magazines or DVDs.

Most network admins at businesses and educational centers install filters and monitoring programs on their networked computers, if this is the case incognito mode will not protect you. If you are using a home network however, these programs are unlikely to be in use so you should be safe.

If you lock the door behind you and you keep it muted or you wear earbuds, no, you shouldn't get caught in the bathroom.

Yes. All Incognito mode does is prevent activity from logging in browser history on the local machine.

Use headphones (a lot of sound escapes from earbuds) and keep the volume turned low. Turn the screen away from the sleeping person as much as possible so the light and movement doesn't wake them up.

In Google Chrome and Firefox, there is a button with three lines at the top right of the screen. Click that, then click History. From there you can click whatever you need (the clear browsing history button, 'show all history', etc.). In most browsers, you can also click Ctrl + H to view the history.

Yes. Private browsing doesn’t make you anonymous on the internet. Your internet service provider (ISP) can still know what pages you visit.

Even though the porn is not stored on your device, your browsing history will remain, and there can be monitoring programs on the network you are on too! Delete your browsing and search history (autocompletes and cookies are a good idea too), use incognito mode, and use a VPN if you really want to be on the safe side.

Stimulating yourself is a natural response to seeing or thinking of something erotic.

Yes. It is legal.

Subscriptions to sites like Pornhub cost money, but you can find most porn online for free.

Do what the article says. Also, only watch porn when nobody is around.

Listen, if you have to work this hard to keep this knowledge from your parents, maybe you should stop doing it.

18+ usually. In some countries, 16+, so just do a simple google search for the age requirements in your country.

No. You may want to talk to a therapist, or lower the amount of time you spend watching porn. Porn addiction can negatively impact your well being and hurt those around you as well.

Clear your search history, or use incognito mode. Clear all tabs as well. Make sure that you're in a room alone so that if they see you, you can quickly hide it.

Yes, you must be at least 18 years old to watch porn in Canada.