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The thing that tipped it over for me was the Multi-Container Tabs[0] Mozilla extension. Aside from being a fantastic privacy and security tool, it is also wonde

• sammorrowdrums 8y ago
  Yep, I switched and use that every day.
• mbroshi 8y ago
  My favorite hidden feature in Firefox is having multiple profiles[0],[1]. Unlike containers, profiles have separate bookmarks, extensions, etc. I have found profiles even more useful than containers for development. [0] about:profiles (paste into URL bar in Firefox) [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-...
  • javajosh 8y ago
    This is a feature of Chrome as well, although it isn't very hidden. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824 https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824
• some_account 8y ago
  Try the Temporary Containers plug-in, it's even better. It will automatically remove all site cookies when you close the tab, and can be configured to open all links as a self contained container. Basically every site you visit will be completely isolated - and fully cleaned up afterwards.
  • tedmiston 8y ago
    Why not just use private windows / incognito for this use case?
    • smichel17 8y ago
      Not GP, but I use the add-on because: 1. I want my history saved locally (private browsing deletes history on close). 2. Private browsing requires a new window; I want to have a private tab. 3. All tabs in a private browsing window share the same cookies, so I can still be tracked* within a session; I want a new container with each new tab. *trivially. I'm well aware that I can still be tracked by fingerprinting, etc, and I have other add-ons to help protect against that.
      • auslander 8y ago
        > private browsing window share the same cookies Not in Safari, to my experience
        • tedmiston 8y ago
          In Safari each incognito tab has separate cookies but in Chrome the cookies are shared across the entire incognito session across multiple tabs and even multiple windows.
• tedmiston 8y ago
  This looks similar to profile switcher / People menu in Chrome [1]. Chrome's implementation restricts the entire window to belonging to one person, but I use separate windows for this use case already anyway. I'm not sure that I see the use case for the in-between abstraction. Can you selectively enable an add-on / extension for only one container but not others in Firefox with this extension? [1]: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824 https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824
  • mintplant 8y ago
    Profiles have been a Firefox feature since before Chrome existed, though the UI is tucked away under the 'about:profiles' page.
• Tomte 8y ago
  I stopped using them when I realized they can switch into a "Facebook" container when I visit Facebook, bit they can't switch back out of it when I subsequently visit another site. This was a common feature request. Has it been implemented, yet?
  • Aelius 8y ago
    There's an extension which does. https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers
  • floatingatoll 8y ago
    Seems high-risk to me: All Facebook needs to do is set up a redirector that isn't at a domain considered "Facebook", and include a tracking ID in the redirector URL, and they'll be able to try and de-anonymize your non-"Facebook" container when your tracker-laden link opens in it.
  • jonahhorowitz 8y ago
    That's not the current behavior, so I'd say it's been implemented.
  • yhager 8y ago
    The facebook extension by mozilla solves this: https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extensio...
• tzs 8y ago
  Do the different contains each have their own bookmarks and history?
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