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Re:How normal am I? by danuker on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:36AM (#31988043)
Service Workers are a thing.

If you're extra extra paranoid, use a disposable VM in Qubes OS.

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-use-disposables/

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Re:How normal am I? by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:04AM (#31989082)
Wait—service workers can keep running after a tab is closed?!
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Re:How normal am I? by danuker on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:46PM (#31992795)
Maybe or maybe not, depending on browser implementation. They can be kept in memory if the browser sees no memory need.

But they might store stuff to localStorage. Right - localStorage is also a thing. And so are cookies.

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Re:How normal am I? by traverseda on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:57AM (#31988249)
Or just open it in private browsing?
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Re:How normal am I? by _Algernon_ on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:38AM (#31988063)
Or disable service workers
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