Firefox behaving differently

Jim Byrnes jf_byrnes at comcast.net
Mon Sep 18 00:44:39 UTC 2023


On 9/15/23 16:27, Little Girl wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> Jim Byrnes wrote:
> 
>> Using Mint 20.3 and Firefox 117.0
> 
> Using Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and 117.0.1.
> 
>> As a test I cleared out all cookies I didn't want and cleared the
>> cache in the normal window. Then I logged into yahoo mail in a
>> private window. After I logged out I looked in the normal window and
>> yahoo showed up in the privacy settings in the normal window.
> 
> Instead of doing Yahoo mail, I cleared cache and cookies, opened a
> private window, and opened the https://www.yahoo.com page. I then
> checked for cookies and there was a cookie listed for the Yahoo site,
> so I'd say I'm seeing what you're seeing. I don't normally use
> private windows for browsing or check my cookies (because I have
> Firefox set to clear all history when closed), so I can't say whether
> this is a behavioral change or not, but I hope this helps.
> 

Thanks it does help.  It confirms that it is not just me seeing this 
behavior. Not a big deal I'll just delete them when I delete the other 
bits of info I get rid of, I was just surprised when it happened. When I 
get a chance I'll file a bug report with Mozzila  and see what they say.

Regards,  Jim



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