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This is enough to make me want to use a separate browser just for facebook, to make sure that facebook doesn't know anything about me that I don't consciously d

by hugh3 17y ago

This is enough to make me want to use a separate browser just for facebook, to make sure that facebook doesn't know anything about me that I don't consciously decide to tell it. Hmm, startup idea: a browser designed specifically to keep facebook in its place.

Psyonic 17y ago
There's an app for that.
- Psyonic 17y ago
  Are you guys kidding me? The guy above me even said he only browses facebook on his iphone. Using a dedicated app solves the privacy problem!
tuacker 17y ago
I almost exclusively use FB on my iPhone (with Location turned off). It's the only way I can parse the stream while staying sane.
thwarted 17y ago
This is called "New Incognito Window" in chrome/chromium, or a separate profile in Firefox. What would be really nice, though, is the ability to have a bookmark open in an incognito window. The separate profile in Firefox is better because it'll keep cookies between sessions so you don't need to keep logging into facebook.
- listic 17y ago
  "Tools" -> "Start Private Browsing" in Firefox
  - wwortiz 17y ago
    control-shift-P works as well (probably command on a mac but I don't have one) But really chromium/chrome has the best implementation as it creates a new window and doesn't destroy your session.
    - listic 17y ago
      In Firefox, the session isn't destroyed, instead it is saved until you choose "Tools" -> "Stop Private Browsing". But, the chromium implementation might be more convenient.
- pyre 17y ago
  I also use this: #!/bin/sh test -n "$CHROMIUM_COMMAND" || CHROMIUM_COMMAND=`which chromium-browser` test -n "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" || CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR="/tmp" USER_DATA_DIR=`mktemp -d "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR/clean-chromium.XXXXXXXX"` case "$1" in cleanup) (cd "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" && find . -name "clean-chromium.*" -print0 2>/dev/null | xargs -0 -r rm -rv ) ;; *) chmod 700 "$USER_DATA_DIR" echo "CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR = $CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" echo "USER_DATA_DIR = $USER_DATA_DIR" echo "CHROMIUM_COMMAND = $CHROMIUM_COMMAND" echo "Running '$CHROMIUM_COMMAND' --user-data-dir='$USER_DATA_DIR' $@" "$CHROMIUM_COMMAND" --user-data-dir="$USER_DATA_DIR" $@ find "$USER_DATA_DIR" -type d -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod 700 find "$USER_DATA_DIR" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod 600 ;; esac
wesley 17y ago
Can't someone develop an extension that prevents cookies from being accessed inside iframes (white/blacklist)? Wouldn't that stop the whole problem? Or simply block the facebook iframe urls?
- carey 17y ago
  Isn’t this what enabling "block all third-party cookies without exception" in Chrome or disabling "accept third party cookies" in Firefox does?

by hugh3 17y ago

Psyonic 17y ago

There's an app for that.

Psyonic 17y ago
Are you guys kidding me? The guy above me even said he only browses facebook on his iphone. Using a dedicated app solves the privacy problem!

tuacker 17y ago

I almost exclusively use FB on my iPhone (with Location turned off). It's the only way I can parse the stream while staying sane.

thwarted 17y ago

This is called "New Incognito Window" in chrome/chromium, or a separate profile in Firefox. What would be really nice, though, is the ability to have a bookmark open in an incognito window. The separate profile in Firefox is better because it'll keep cookies between sessions so you don't need to keep logging into facebook.

listic 17y ago
"Tools" -> "Start Private Browsing" in Firefox
- wwortiz 17y ago
  control-shift-P works as well (probably command on a mac but I don't have one) But really chromium/chrome has the best implementation as it creates a new window and doesn't destroy your session.
  - listic 17y ago
    In Firefox, the session isn't destroyed, instead it is saved until you choose "Tools" -> "Stop Private Browsing". But, the chromium implementation might be more convenient.
pyre 17y ago
I also use this: #!/bin/sh test -n "$CHROMIUM_COMMAND" || CHROMIUM_COMMAND=`which chromium-browser` test -n "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" || CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR="/tmp" USER_DATA_DIR=`mktemp -d "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR/clean-chromium.XXXXXXXX"` case "$1" in cleanup) (cd "$CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" && find . -name "clean-chromium.*" -print0 2>/dev/null | xargs -0 -r rm -rv ) ;; *) chmod 700 "$USER_DATA_DIR" echo "CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR = $CLEAN_CHROMIUM_TMPDIR" echo "USER_DATA_DIR = $USER_DATA_DIR" echo "CHROMIUM_COMMAND = $CHROMIUM_COMMAND" echo "Running '$CHROMIUM_COMMAND' --user-data-dir='$USER_DATA_DIR' $@" "$CHROMIUM_COMMAND" --user-data-dir="$USER_DATA_DIR" $@ find "$USER_DATA_DIR" -type d -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod 700 find "$USER_DATA_DIR" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod 600 ;; esac

wesley 17y ago

Can't someone develop an extension that prevents cookies from being accessed inside iframes (white/blacklist)? Wouldn't that stop the whole problem? Or simply block the facebook iframe urls?

carey 17y ago
Isn’t this what enabling "block all third-party cookies without exception" in Chrome or disabling "accept third party cookies" in Firefox does?