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Cookie-AutoDelete. Click it to whitelist a website so that its cookies and local data aren't deleted. Why would I allow all websites I visit to store things on

Cookie-AutoDelete. Click it to whitelist a website so that its cookies and local data aren't deleted. Why would I allow all websites I visit to store things on your computer? I have about 20~ domains whitelisted (which I've added and maintained over years). The rest will be forced to forget me and not be allowed to create profiles and sell my interests and habits to the highest bidder. Works great with Firefox Multi-Account Containers: this lets me be stayed logged into an account (eg Google) but only for a subset of services (Google Drive, Gmail) – not Google Search: why would I want Google to keep an history of my queries? Works great with https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu (I really don't care about them since they're auto deleted anyway). I wish uBlock, Cookie Auto Delete and I don't care about cookies would be installed by default with Firefox.

2Gkashmiri 4y ago
i have made it a habit to use firefox in private browsing mode all the time. i know i can use "private browsing.autostart", i was a big user of that for many many years but ineed some persistent logins. private browsing i do as in, i start my pc, firefox starts on its own so i do ctrl+shift+p. then i go about my day using this window and more such windows. whenever i have to wind down for the day or want to get rid of a session, i just close the windows and i am clean. i understand people use cookies auto delete like you mentioned but for my use case, i dont even bother. i can sign in, do what i need to do and i dont care about signing out or even being tracked across sessions because sessions are not persistent across logins
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
  I enabled TOTP on 23 websites, so it would be annoying to log in and enter a temporary code every time I need to access my account there.
  - 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
    sure... i get that.... its not for everyone. you can do one thing, keep one browser window for websites that you absolutely need to be logged in to always. for general browsing/surfing, etc, use the private window. for example, this means you arent logged in to youtube or google search while you go about your day while you can still use gmail in a container.... the normal not-container browsing needs cookie removal and stuff
ajvs 4y ago
Firefox has this feature natively, no need for an add-on. In Privacy & Security settings set it to clear all browsing data when Firefox closes, and simply add exceptions for whichever domains you want. This also has the advantage of clearing some things CAD is unable to due to limite of the WebExtension APIs.
- kop316 4y ago
  As an FYI, Cookie Auto delete has the option to delete the cookies as soon as you close a tab vs. when you close Firefox, which to me is a lot nicer.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
  1. This extension (CAD) allows to auto delete after a delay (15 seconds by default). So no need to close the browser to delete trackers, and you can re-open a tab without being immediately logged out 2. Exceptions in Firefox preferences don't support regular expressions, so you need to whitelist both https:// https:// and http:// http:// and you can't tune things for subdomains. CAD is much more powerful, with custom rules (*.google.com), white and greylists, etc https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete/wiki/Documentation#enter-expression https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete/wiki/... 3. CAD has the option to keep a log of deletions and restore the deleted data/cookies. 4. And CAD supports containers, so you can open tabs of the same URL but only be logged in the one you want (multiple Gmail accounts but remain incognito in Search, Maps, Youtube and other Google properties).
benhurmarcel 4y ago
Doesn't this make it useless? https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr...
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
  No because each site you go to will still track you from one visit to the next.

2Gkashmiri 4y ago

i have made it a habit to use firefox in private browsing mode all the time. i know i can use "private browsing.autostart", i was a big user of that for many many years but ineed some persistent logins. private browsing i do as in, i start my pc, firefox starts on its own so i do ctrl+shift+p. then i go about my day using this window and more such windows. whenever i have to wind down for the day or want to get rid of a session, i just close the windows and i am clean. i understand people use cookies auto delete like you mentioned but for my use case, i dont even bother. i can sign in, do what i need to do and i dont care about signing out or even being tracked across sessions because sessions are not persistent across logins

rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
I enabled TOTP on 23 websites, so it would be annoying to log in and enter a temporary code every time I need to access my account there.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  sure... i get that.... its not for everyone. you can do one thing, keep one browser window for websites that you absolutely need to be logged in to always. for general browsing/surfing, etc, use the private window. for example, this means you arent logged in to youtube or google search while you go about your day while you can still use gmail in a container.... the normal not-container browsing needs cookie removal and stuff

ajvs 4y ago

Firefox has this feature natively, no need for an add-on. In Privacy & Security settings set it to clear all browsing data when Firefox closes, and simply add exceptions for whichever domains you want. This also has the advantage of clearing some things CAD is unable to due to limite of the WebExtension APIs.

kop316 4y ago
As an FYI, Cookie Auto delete has the option to delete the cookies as soon as you close a tab vs. when you close Firefox, which to me is a lot nicer.
rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
1. This extension (CAD) allows to auto delete after a delay (15 seconds by default). So no need to close the browser to delete trackers, and you can re-open a tab without being immediately logged out 2. Exceptions in Firefox preferences don't support regular expressions, so you need to whitelist both https:// https:// and http:// http:// and you can't tune things for subdomains. CAD is much more powerful, with custom rules (*.google.com), white and greylists, etc https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete/wiki/Documentation#enter-expression https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete/wiki/... 3. CAD has the option to keep a log of deletions and restore the deleted data/cookies. 4. And CAD supports containers, so you can open tabs of the same URL but only be logged in the one you want (multiple Gmail accounts but remain incognito in Search, Maps, Youtube and other Google properties).

benhurmarcel 4y ago

Doesn't this make it useless? https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr...

rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
No because each site you go to will still track you from one visit to the next.