Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by jacquesm on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:03AM
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> When I open a new private window, I'm logged in as well.
Not in firefox, or, at least not for me.
Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by gnicholas on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:36AM
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It depends on whether all private windows have been closed. If you open a new private window when another is already open, you remain logged into sites. If you close all your private windows and then open another, it's a clean slate. (At least for me.)
Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by jacquesm on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @12:35PM
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I can see why they do this but it is actually not what I expected. I'd expect all windows to have their own set of cookies and credentials and for all tabs associated with a window to share them.
Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by hiq on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @10:47AM
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Are you logged in in a private window? I use the setting "Always use private browsing mode" in FF52, so all of my windows are in private mode, but whenever I open a new (private) window, I'm still logged in. I suspect you'd get the same behaviour with the default settings, and opening two new private windows.
Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by jacquesm on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:11AM
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FF53 on Ubuntu, stock settings.
And yes, you're right if I log in on either one of two private windows then the other one is also logged in. That's actually a bug in FF afaic.
Re:Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged...
by chiefalchemist on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:16AM
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FWIW, Chrome has the ability to do multi-user. So I have different users for different accounts. I know that's not perfect but it does more or less force me to close and reopen. PITA but worth having nearly defined browser silos.
And in a VPN and I think you get at least some chance at some privacy. Hopefully.
This is really annoying when you always use your web browser in private mode, but don't close it regularly. It means that e.g. youtube already builds a profile about me from my previous searches even though I'm not logged in. If I were that concerned I would close Firefox, but the usability issue is just too big for me. Having the best of both worls would be awesome.