yes. i use that too. here is a stupid habit i formed years ago. when i start my machine, the first firefox window i open is the normal window + containers for

yes. i use that too. here is a stupid habit i formed years ago. when i start my machine, the first firefox window i open is the normal window + containers for email and some other website. i open private browsing window. then i go about with my day. any website i have to sign in, like hn, the passwords are saved in firefox so it is just a 2 step process usually. sometimes some website asks for an otp, email or mobile which is a pain but fine. i can access youtube or whatever, amazon or something else and once a window has too many open tabs, i create a new window and pick up the work from there. i like how i can close the private windows and everything gets logged out automatically. No stored prefs, no history, no records on my machine, no recomendations say on youtube based on my previous search history or browsing history. Same for amazon. I can search for any darn thing all day and i don't sign in unless i have to actually order something and if i do, i sign in, order and sign out. This has served me well since 2010 at least and firefox with ABP+noscript at first but then ublock origin.... i am not really concerned about "isp tracking" or google analytics, i have a pihole installed which takes care of most of the things. >all private windows share state with one another yes. my understanding is that is a feature because as i said, i can open youtube and continue the thread if i open too many tabs (unless i want to close all of them) . the upside of this is, unless one window is open "ctrl+shift+t" works on firefox but not on chromium based browsers and private window. that is a 100% useful feature because i do not rely on browser history for my surfing so if i make a mistake, ctrl+shift+t and i am back. edit: i log in to HN 3-4 times a day because of this. sometimes once, sometimes 4 times, depending. that is not a bother