[xubuntu-users] Thousands of files keep reappearing

[Guang Chao]

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:57 PM, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
> 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.
>
>
Maybe delete the files through the browser's security settings.  Maybe the
files are compressed somewhere and restored by a background process


> 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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