[xubuntu-users] Thousands of files keep reappearing

[Christian Hartmann]

Hmm,

if I use "clearall" before closing Firefox, my cache is empty and I 
can't find any png files

(Firefox with "Disconnect", "BetterPrivacy" and " Addblock" activated)

_Christian Hartmann_

On 27/09/17 17:57, John R. Sowden wrote:
> I decided to review my computer to see what files I have edited in the 
> last 24 hours. I found the number to be over 7,000.  I noticed that 
> about 3,000 of those files are .png files in the Mozilla .cache 
> thumbnails normal directory.  Many indicated that they were created 
> "today".  Other than running catfish to find the files, I have run no 
> program, other than boot-up.
>
> I deleted all of the files in the 
> /home/john/.cache/mozilla/thumbnails/normal directory.  Then I re-ran 
> catfish to find other large number of files that I can delete.  All of 
> the thumbnails had reappeared.
>
> I also found a cookies sqlite db with several hundred k in it, yet I 
> delete all cookies, clear cache, etc. when I close Firefox.
>
> I am concerned for the privacy of all of us.  It seems to me that our 
> own computers are tracking us and creating documentation.  Are there 
> scripts that I can automatically run on boot-up to delete excess 
> files?  I understand that if I delete cache items, it will take longer 
> for pages to load from the internet, but I also understand that a meta 
> database is being created on my computer indicating where I went, 
> when, etc.  If I go into a store with video cameras, I understand that 
> there is now a record of where/when that I have no control over.  My 
> concern is we are creating and maintaining a database on our own 
> computers of our activity.
>
> Re paranoia:
> 1) "You are not paranoid if they are following you."
>
> 2) As the operator of a security company for the last 46 years, "My 
> customers pay me to be paranoid."
>
>
> John Sowden
> American Sentry Systems, Inc.
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