3 ms·
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
by 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 agoYes 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...).