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Firefox Nightly is a pretty good browser imho Also it just so happens that there are extensions that allow you detailed (read: raw and editable) cookie data fo

by SLWW 5y ago

Firefox Nightly is a pretty good browser imho Also it just so happens that there are extensions that allow you detailed (read: raw and editable) cookie data for each website you visit!

cpmsmith 5y ago
You don't even need extensions, that's available in the stock developer tools. Though you have to be on the site at the time to access it.
- einpoklum 5y ago
  Firefox crippled extension support several years ago, denying them access to the internal APIs for JS code. ... this, despite the fact that all the APIs are there, and internally, FF is essentially a bunch of "chrome extensions" on top of the C++ core. That is, the only thing that was removed was the ability to _load_ extensions. FYI.
deathanatos 5y ago
I use & love Firefox, too, but do note that the author's criticism directly applies to it, too: AFAIK, FF will not show you the individualized cookies, or all you to act on them individually. Now, as you say, you can download an extension (and indeed, I do!), but I think there is some merit to it being in the base app. (E.g., not having to trust an extension. But also, it's part of Firefox's data, and FF should provide decent tooling for itself.)
- yborg 5y ago
  Firefox used to show individual site cookies in the Manage Data dialog, this was removed at some point.
  - kenhwang 5y ago
    I'm running the latest developer build and it still has this. It only shows number of cookies by domain and allows deletion by domain, and you'd have to use dev tools if you wanted to look at or delete a single individual cookie.
    - KORraN 5y ago
      > I'm running the latest developer build and it still has this. Hmm, are you sure about that? IIRC, Firefox 90 had ability to remove cookies per exact subdomain in that view (i.e. account.google.com), since version 91 there's only an option to remove cookies for whole google.com domain...
- prox 5y ago
  I don’t think so, but can’t test right now, pretty sure I deleted cookies and a cache for one particular domain recently.
  - Sebguer 5y ago
    The chrome change doesn't stop you from being able to delete cookies and cache for individual domains, it's the ability to inspect specific cookies.
- acabal 5y ago
  That data is available in the developer tools, under the Storage tab. Individual cookies can be viewed, edited, and deleted. Not very useful for the average user, but the option is there and I doubt the average user even knows what cookies are, except that they're something you constantly have to click "yes" to nowadays.
- n3dm 5y ago
  For what it's worth, Firefox's official abbreviation is Fx, not FF.
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konspence 5y ago
Minus the routine kernel panics it's causing on my M1. Or is that defective hardware?
- nsajko 5y ago
  How can you blame a kernel panic on an unprivileged userspace program? That doesn't make sense. I.e., Firefox can maybe trigger a kernel panic, but the blame lies either with the kernel or, indeed, with defective hardware.

by SLWW 5y ago

Firefox Nightly is a pretty good browser imho Also it just so happens that there are extensions that allow you detailed (read: raw and editable) cookie data for each website you visit!

cpmsmith 5y ago

You don't even need extensions, that's available in the stock developer tools. Though you have to be on the site at the time to access it.

einpoklum 5y ago
Firefox crippled extension support several years ago, denying them access to the internal APIs for JS code. ... this, despite the fact that all the APIs are there, and internally, FF is essentially a bunch of "chrome extensions" on top of the C++ core. That is, the only thing that was removed was the ability to _load_ extensions. FYI.

deathanatos 5y ago

I use & love Firefox, too, but do note that the author's criticism directly applies to it, too: AFAIK, FF will not show you the individualized cookies, or all you to act on them individually. Now, as you say, you can download an extension (and indeed, I do!), but I think there is some merit to it being in the base app. (E.g., not having to trust an extension. But also, it's part of Firefox's data, and FF should provide decent tooling for itself.)

yborg 5y ago
Firefox used to show individual site cookies in the Manage Data dialog, this was removed at some point.
- kenhwang 5y ago
  I'm running the latest developer build and it still has this. It only shows number of cookies by domain and allows deletion by domain, and you'd have to use dev tools if you wanted to look at or delete a single individual cookie.
  - KORraN 5y ago
    > I'm running the latest developer build and it still has this. Hmm, are you sure about that? IIRC, Firefox 90 had ability to remove cookies per exact subdomain in that view (i.e. account.google.com), since version 91 there's only an option to remove cookies for whole google.com domain...
prox 5y ago
I don’t think so, but can’t test right now, pretty sure I deleted cookies and a cache for one particular domain recently.
- Sebguer 5y ago
  The chrome change doesn't stop you from being able to delete cookies and cache for individual domains, it's the ability to inspect specific cookies.
acabal 5y ago
That data is available in the developer tools, under the Storage tab. Individual cookies can be viewed, edited, and deleted. Not very useful for the average user, but the option is there and I doubt the average user even knows what cookies are, except that they're something you constantly have to click "yes" to nowadays.
n3dm 5y ago
For what it's worth, Firefox's official abbreviation is Fx, not FF.

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konspence 5y ago

Minus the routine kernel panics it's causing on my M1. Or is that defective hardware?

nsajko 5y ago
How can you blame a kernel panic on an unprivileged userspace program? That doesn't make sense. I.e., Firefox can maybe trigger a kernel panic, but the blame lies either with the kernel or, indeed, with defective hardware.