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I literally run my browser in containers to achieve this. I still trust that more than letting the browser manage it. I call it ultra-private mode :)

qplex 7y ago
A poor mans container (at least under unix-alikes) is simply running the program as another user with 'su' or 'sudo'.
- Hitton 7y ago
  That's too complicated. Use profiles for same result without having to use another user. firefox -new-instance -P
  - edoceo 7y ago
    I do this so frequently that I wrapped FF (and chrome) with a PyGTK starter, each profile with an icon. Less clicks to launch a new session of my preferred flavor
    - bryan_w 7y ago
      There use to be something called prism (not that one) that would do exactly this. The project was abandoned a few years ago sadly and I couldn't get it to work under a recent Ubuntu
    - wutbrodo 7y ago
      For those unaware, this interface already exists this simply in the browser's UI (the difference being that your approach allows launching from desktop)
      - edoceo 7y ago
        In FF each profile is a different directory (good) for Chrome I force it to specific user-settings so there is no cross contamination. And yes, it's basically a trivial interface shortcutting that FF built tool.
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  - cpeterso 7y ago
    You can also create and launch new profiles from a running instance of Firefox on the about:profiles page.
hellofunk 7y ago
But modern tracking methods go far beyond whether not you’re actually logged into some site, I’m not sure how this is much of an improvement, your IP remains the same, your browser fingerprint is probably similar enough, if not identical, for them to track you regardless of whether you’re logged in. You only have to be logged in once on the machine from one container for all the other sites you visit in other containers to track you on any site that has a presence or tracking code associated with the one that you’ve logged into somewhere else.
- the8472 7y ago
  > your IP remains the same Not necessarily, e.g. you could use VPNs for some containers or randomize the ipv6 suffix.

qplex 7y ago

A poor mans container (at least under unix-alikes) is simply running the program as another user with 'su' or 'sudo'.

Hitton 7y ago
That's too complicated. Use profiles for same result without having to use another user. firefox -new-instance -P
- edoceo 7y ago
  I do this so frequently that I wrapped FF (and chrome) with a PyGTK starter, each profile with an icon. Less clicks to launch a new session of my preferred flavor
  - bryan_w 7y ago
    There use to be something called prism (not that one) that would do exactly this. The project was abandoned a few years ago sadly and I couldn't get it to work under a recent Ubuntu
  - wutbrodo 7y ago
    For those unaware, this interface already exists this simply in the browser's UI (the difference being that your approach allows launching from desktop)
    - edoceo 7y ago
      In FF each profile is a different directory (good) for Chrome I force it to specific user-settings so there is no cross contamination. And yes, it's basically a trivial interface shortcutting that FF built tool.
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- cpeterso 7y ago
  You can also create and launch new profiles from a running instance of Firefox on the about:profiles page.

hellofunk 7y ago

But modern tracking methods go far beyond whether not you’re actually logged into some site, I’m not sure how this is much of an improvement, your IP remains the same, your browser fingerprint is probably similar enough, if not identical, for them to track you regardless of whether you’re logged in. You only have to be logged in once on the machine from one container for all the other sites you visit in other containers to track you on any site that has a presence or tracking code associated with the one that you’ve logged into somewhere else.

the8472 7y ago
> your IP remains the same Not necessarily, e.g. you could use VPNs for some containers or randomize the ipv6 suffix.