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> "Firefox has advanced privacy controls, but so does Chrome." Actually, Firefox has better tools for that.

• angry_octet 9y ago
  Details? Is this some special version of Firefox, some plugin?
  • greglindahl 9y ago
    I don't think Chrome has a control to reject 3rd party cookies from sites never directly visited.
    • angry_octet 9y ago
      It has a setting "Block third-party cookies". It be more interested in how fast it runs with uBlock Origin or other quality 3rd-party resource loading control (especially javascript, but all content really), easy per-site javascript whitelisting and pop-up blocking.
      • greglindahl 9y ago
        Yep, and block 3rd party cookies breaks a lot more sites than block 3rd party cookies unless visited.
      • JoshMnem 9y ago
        Firefox has better controls for that. You can reject 3rd party cookies only from non-visited sites. It also blocks some trackers by default when using private browsing mode.
  • JoshMnem 9y ago
    Example: self-destructing cookies automatically clears localStorage in Firefox after closing a tab (unless you toggle the setting on a per-site basis). I don't think Chrome can do that, even with its cookie destroying add-ons. When I open the storage settings on Chrome there is often a lot of data saved by sites that is not cleared by the extensions. The Firefox community also tends to be more conscious of privacy issues.
    • angry_octet 9y ago
      Yes that is a (deliberate) deficiency in Chrome. I guess I manage it by running multiple profiles: sensitive sites (banking etc), regular trusted sites (whitelist cookies, js), random surfing (clear cookies on exit). Which is definitely more involved than it needs to be. The firefox open-in-container mode seems a better solution (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec...).