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CaffeineAddict
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lol, why do you leave 1 cookie uneaten?
I paid attention to the gif and there is always 1 cookie that's not eaten.
Solved How often do you clear browser history, cookies and cache and why?
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I paid attention to the gif and there is always 1 cookie that's not eaten.
Because I have to watch my calorie intake or else I get fat.
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I only delete cookies and cache automatically when I close the browser, but sometimes also when I go from one site to another, so as not to be tracked.
No reason, really... in the firefox Bookmarks | Manage Bookmarks dialog, "Backup" and "Restore" are at the top of the Import and Backup menu and they write and read json. Import from HTML and Export to HTML are further down the list so are infinitesimally less convenient to use.
Also, I had never fooled around with JSON files before so I figured I'd snoop around inside of one. It wasn't all that exciting.
But seriously on browser exit except for the websites I made an exception for.
In my case, it's probably like "when I remember"....
Every browser on my system is set up in 'portable' format. This means config, .cache, everything is self-contained within that directory.
All of these run from a large. secondary external drive.....as do all my other 'portable' applications. Everything is only ever 'linked' into Puppy, i.e., a Menu entry, basically, from wherever they're located.
The secondary drive is 3 TB in size, and is dedicated to the 'portable' apps, Puppy "stuff" AND my media collection.....and is still barely half-full.
I probably clear cache and most cookies - apart from essential stuff for log-ins, etc - every couple of months. Just to stop things getting too unmanageable, like.
I long ago figured out websites can ( and WILL) track you whatever you do to try and stop 'em. And the more you try to make yourself anonymous online, paradoxically the more attention you will draw to yourself.....
Private/incognito stuff is a sop to the paranoid. It's a digital 'pacifier' for the "they're out to get me" types. It isn't worth the code it's written with.
I realise that saying this won't win me any friends, but it's modern online reality, unfortunately. We're all of us just a "commodity". No more, no less.
(shrug...)
Mike.
Every browser on my system is set up in 'portable' format. This means config, .cache, everything is self-contained within that directory.
All of these run from a large. secondary external drive.....as do all my other 'portable' applications. Everything is only ever 'linked' into Puppy, i.e., a Menu entry, basically, from wherever they're located.
The secondary drive is 3 TB in size, and is dedicated to the 'portable' apps, Puppy "stuff" AND my media collection.....and is still barely half-full.
I probably clear cache and most cookies - apart from essential stuff for log-ins, etc - every couple of months. Just to stop things getting too unmanageable, like.
I long ago figured out websites can ( and WILL) track you whatever you do to try and stop 'em. And the more you try to make yourself anonymous online, paradoxically the more attention you will draw to yourself.....
Private/incognito stuff is a sop to the paranoid. It's a digital 'pacifier' for the "they're out to get me" types. It isn't worth the code it's written with.
I realise that saying this won't win me any friends, but it's modern online reality, unfortunately. We're all of us just a "commodity". No more, no less.
(shrug...)
Mike.
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AlphaObeisance
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BAHUMBUHG
Aristarchus
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This is where Firefox (and forks) shines:
-p
You can make as many profiles as you want.
With cookies/history intact
With cokies/history in RAM (to never touch disk)
With cookies/history deleted after...
and so on
It is possible to run several Firefox profiles simultaneously if needed
Just run from command line
firefox -p
configure profiles and make sure that default profile is not loading automatically at start.
Each profile can have different addons and bookmarks
-p
You can make as many profiles as you want.
With cookies/history intact
With cokies/history in RAM (to never touch disk)
With cookies/history deleted after...
and so on
It is possible to run several Firefox profiles simultaneously if needed
Just run from command line
firefox -p
configure profiles and make sure that default profile is not loading automatically at start.
Each profile can have different addons and bookmarks
You're right about the tracking - web sites can and will track you whether you like it or not. I find that offensive so I do what I can to make it harder and / or less clear. I do what I can to make sure that at least I'm not storing their tracking crap for them and to muddy the waters by using different user names, email addresses and personal data for different logins. If web sites want to sell my personal information or my "profile" data... well for the most part they're selling fiction and they don't need to collect data to do that - they could just make it up without my participation. My bank could (and probably does) sell me out but I they're almost the -only- ones who have the real info anyway.In my case, it's probably like "when I remember"....
Every browser on my system is set up in 'portable' format. This means config, .cache, everything is self-contained within that directory.
All of these run from a large. secondary external drive.....as do all my other 'portable' applications. Everything is only ever 'linked' into Puppy, i.e., a Menu entry, basically, from wherever they're located.
The secondary drive is 3 TB in size, and is dedicated to the 'portable' apps, Puppy "stuff" AND my media collection.....and is still barely half-full.
I probably clear cache and most cookies - apart from essential stuff for log-ins, etc - every couple of months. Just to stop things getting too unmanageable, like.
I long ago figured out websites can ( and WILL) track you whatever you do to try and stop 'em. And the more you try to make yourself anonymous online, the more attention you draw to yourself.....
Private/incognito stuff is a sop to the paranoid. It's a digital 'pacifier' for the "they're out to get me" types. It isn't worth the code it's written with.
I realise that saying this won't win me any friends, but it's modern online reality, unfortunately. We're all of us just a "commodity". No more, no less.
(shrug...)
Mike.
So yeah, actual anonymity isn't really a thing - that's one reason you should never google "how to enrich unobtainium for use in making an unclear bum"
Aristarchus
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I have yet to find to find a site capable of following my browser. it is easy to avoid unique browser ID with Firefox.
Obviously it has nothing to do with incognito/private settings.
Also obviously all depends on ones requirements. e.g. cookies, history, temp files can be located in RAM disk so they never will touch the disk,
more resistant options can include general (or random) hardware ID, or just plain fake stuff about everything from hardware to software installed.
Least effort is obviously with Tor browser, nevertheless avoiding unique browser ID is not very complicated.
I'm using Tiny Core so, by default, /tmp/ and ~/.mozilla/ are in RAM. The default "backup" list (shtuff that gets backed up from RAM to persistent media) includes /home/ but excludes cache directories - I've tweaked it to exclude the entire .mozilla/ directory as well, since I handle that separately anyway.
Before I started doing all this funky stuff with the browser, I once did a google search for some brake parts for my car. The next thing I knew, I was getting ads all over the place for brake parts, brake tools, mechanic schools, etc. That was what prompted me to take drastic action. I might have been able to achieve the same results with "less drastic" action, but I haven't had anything like that happen in a couple of years now so I'm good with the current setup.
OP
CaffeineAddict
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I appreciate all responses in this thread, opinions wary but I'm glad to hear there are people who don't delete everything every time.
I'll mark it as solved, you continue discussion however you like.
I'll mark it as solved, you continue discussion however you like.
Aristarchus
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I clean cookies and history because I don't like the clutter caused by browser "suggestions". I don't need history because I never remember what and when I was searching for 
Unique browser ID is created by profile so obviously cleaning cookies or history will not stop tracing browser by unique ID. If one has "pure" profile that is used to replace the old one, then unique ID is preserved so this will not prevent browser tracing.
Unique browser ID is created by profile so obviously cleaning cookies or history will not stop tracing browser by unique ID. If one has "pure" profile that is used to replace the old one, then unique ID is preserved so this will not prevent browser tracing.
I delete cookies as the browser shuts down, even if I have to re-log in. No big deal honestly. With a speedy internet connection, there's no sense to have cache running, period so I go to about:config and disable the browser cache both on disk and in ram.
I just keep url and search search suggestions turned off, along with "home page content".I clean cookies and history because I don't like the clutter caused by browser "suggestions". I don't need history because I never remember what and when I was searching for
Unique browser ID is created by profile so obviously cleaning cookies or history will not stop tracing browser by unique ID. If one has "pure" profile that is used to replace the old one, then unique ID is preserved so this will not prevent browser tracing.
And while I'm thinking of it, can we just -never- search from the URL bar? If I type something that's not a valid (or existing) URL, how about a message that says "no such url"? Because if I -wanted- to search with google, I'd be typing something into the search box on www.google.com. I think there used to be an option to search or not search from the url bar but then some idiot thought "we could combine the url bar with searching and call it the 'superbar'... and take away the user's choice".
I use that often. LOL It's speedy.
CTRL + L <search terms>
I also use the highlight, right click, search a lot.
Sherri is a Cat
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I'll be back to leave my two cents when I'm at my PC and a keyboard. Too much to type on a phone
Never, or just when a site malfunctions.
I use uBlock Origin in the browser, NextDNS in my router and on the devices on the go, and when I go full on edgy I use a range of alternatives that go from a VPN to Tor Browser.
I think the cookies that get in work for me.
I use uBlock Origin in the browser, NextDNS in my router and on the devices on the go, and when I go full on edgy I use a range of alternatives that go from a VPN to Tor Browser.
I think the cookies that get in work for me.
Sherri is a Cat
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Firefox is set to clear EVERYTHING
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