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For anyone curious as to how I solve the problem right now, I just have two separate Firefox profiles. One has a ton of plugins; I use it to browse the web. The

For anyone curious as to how I solve the problem right now, I just have two separate Firefox profiles. One has a ton of plugins; I use it to browse the web. The other has no plugins; I use it to visit my bank's website.

mmgutz 4y ago
How is no plugins different than private browsing, assuming you don't allow plugins in private browsing. Is private browsing too strict?
- emacdona 4y ago
  That's a good question. I don't know -- I never considered private browsing. If I close a private browsing session, are all traces (ie: cookies, history, etc.) of it erased? If so, I don't think that's what I want. I'm okay with my bank (and websites I trust) setting cookies, for example.
  - ketzo 4y ago
    Yeah, private browsing / private session / incognito mode will stop you from storing cookies and session data.
  - SargeDebian 4y ago
    Sure, but my bank and (like most other highly trusted sites) doesn’t set any useful cookies anyway. I think there is an option to autofill my username, but why bother if my password manager does that anyway?
- pigsty 4y ago
  If I open something in private browsing, that’s a time where I especially want every bit of BS blocked.
bdlowery 4y ago
I do the same, but because I think it’s important to see what the average use will when using the web. Especially if you’re working professionally with the web in anyway.
lrem 4y ago
Firefox and Chrome here. Just easier overall.
justsomehnguy 4y ago
> The other has no plugins; I use it to visit my bank's website. I use a separate portable FF[0] for that. That makes "cross contamination" impossible. [0] https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
DavideNL 4y ago
I sometimes use a shortcut/profile like this: cp -a /my/firefox/profile/template "$TMPDIR" firefox --no-remote --profile "$TMPDIR" Gives you a fresh profile every launch.
wgm 4y ago
What’s the concern about visiting your bank’s website using your standard Firefox profile?
- bottled_poe 4y ago
  Browser plugins generally have privileged access to data exchanges between user and remote server. So, they could potentially spy on you and scrape your secrets.

mmgutz 4y ago

How is no plugins different than private browsing, assuming you don't allow plugins in private browsing. Is private browsing too strict?

emacdona 4y ago
That's a good question. I don't know -- I never considered private browsing. If I close a private browsing session, are all traces (ie: cookies, history, etc.) of it erased? If so, I don't think that's what I want. I'm okay with my bank (and websites I trust) setting cookies, for example.
- ketzo 4y ago
  Yeah, private browsing / private session / incognito mode will stop you from storing cookies and session data.
- SargeDebian 4y ago
  Sure, but my bank and (like most other highly trusted sites) doesn’t set any useful cookies anyway. I think there is an option to autofill my username, but why bother if my password manager does that anyway?
pigsty 4y ago
If I open something in private browsing, that’s a time where I especially want every bit of BS blocked.

bdlowery 4y ago

I do the same, but because I think it’s important to see what the average use will when using the web. Especially if you’re working professionally with the web in anyway.

lrem 4y ago

Firefox and Chrome here. Just easier overall.

justsomehnguy 4y ago

> The other has no plugins; I use it to visit my bank's website. I use a separate portable FF[0] for that. That makes "cross contamination" impossible. [0] https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

DavideNL 4y ago

I sometimes use a shortcut/profile like this: cp -a /my/firefox/profile/template "$TMPDIR" firefox --no-remote --profile "$TMPDIR" Gives you a fresh profile every launch.

wgm 4y ago

What’s the concern about visiting your bank’s website using your standard Firefox profile?

bottled_poe 4y ago
Browser plugins generally have privileged access to data exchanges between user and remote server. So, they could potentially spy on you and scrape your secrets.