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I've set my browser to delete cookies at close. You can accept all cookies without problem, and after lunch everything is forgotten. A few websites that I go t

I've set my browser to delete cookies at close. You can accept all cookies without problem, and after lunch everything is forgotten. A few websites that I go to often get special treatment (Hacker News!), because I'm to lazy to press ok each time.

blkhawk 4y ago
Cookie Autodelete is the plugin for that :)
fsflover 4y ago
This is not just about cookies. When you accept tracking, you accept all kinds of it, including those that are not deleted on browser closing.
croes 4y ago
That's not the same. This forces you to close the browser regularly and they can still track you while your browsing session. Your approach doesn't say no, it's a yes with expiration date.
- Macha 4y ago
  In the case of server side fingerprinting (used by any vendor offering cross device linking), it's likely not even providing the time limit people using this strategy believe it does
d12bb 4y ago
That would mean they get deleted every few months when an OS update forces me to reboot only. Why would I ever close my browser?
- itake 4y ago
  I reboot my browser weekly to service browser security patches.
  - lupire 4y ago
    What browser has weeks security holes?
    - itake 4y ago
      Firefox fixes security 1-2x per month [0]. Chrome's security page is more difficult to grep since it includes multiple software types, but I see 1-2x per month as well [1]. [0] - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/ [1] - https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20...
- lupire 4y ago
  Because you'd restart to clear cookies. Why wouldn't you? You don't lose anything when windows reopen, and you recover some leaked memory.
InCityDreams 4y ago
I close my browser regularly to delete cookies on close, but i also run ccleaner regularly. Nothing worse than being logged into gmail...open youtube...already logged in. Not cool if i want to check put a video anonymously (ie not linked to my login). I also change my spoof user aget and change vpn exit, too. Regularly annoying, but i do enjoy the thought that somebody is not getting from me what they thought they might.
asymmetric 4y ago
In addition to the problems mentioned by siblings, this also sends the wrong message: you're signaling to the website owners that you're OK with tracking (or that you don't care, which is the same).
- lupire 4y ago
  They don't care what you think, they care how much exploitable data they get.

blkhawk 4y ago

Cookie Autodelete is the plugin for that :)

fsflover 4y ago

This is not just about cookies. When you accept tracking, you accept all kinds of it, including those that are not deleted on browser closing.

croes 4y ago

That's not the same. This forces you to close the browser regularly and they can still track you while your browsing session. Your approach doesn't say no, it's a yes with expiration date.

Macha 4y ago
In the case of server side fingerprinting (used by any vendor offering cross device linking), it's likely not even providing the time limit people using this strategy believe it does

d12bb 4y ago

That would mean they get deleted every few months when an OS update forces me to reboot only. Why would I ever close my browser?

itake 4y ago
I reboot my browser weekly to service browser security patches.
- lupire 4y ago
  What browser has weeks security holes?
  - itake 4y ago
    Firefox fixes security 1-2x per month [0]. Chrome's security page is more difficult to grep since it includes multiple software types, but I see 1-2x per month as well [1]. [0] - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/ [1] - https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20...
lupire 4y ago
Because you'd restart to clear cookies. Why wouldn't you? You don't lose anything when windows reopen, and you recover some leaked memory.

InCityDreams 4y ago

I close my browser regularly to delete cookies on close, but i also run ccleaner regularly. Nothing worse than being logged into gmail...open youtube...already logged in. Not cool if i want to check put a video anonymously (ie not linked to my login). I also change my spoof user aget and change vpn exit, too. Regularly annoying, but i do enjoy the thought that somebody is not getting from me what they thought they might.

asymmetric 4y ago

In addition to the problems mentioned by siblings, this also sends the wrong message: you're signaling to the website owners that you're OK with tracking (or that you don't care, which is the same).

lupire 4y ago
They don't care what you think, they care how much exploitable data they get.