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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by mmgutz on Thursday February 23, 2023 @09:31PM (#34920012)
How is no plugins different than private browsing, assuming you don't allow plugins in private browsing. Is private browsing too strict?
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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by emacdona on Thursday February 23, 2023 @09:53PM (#34920167)
That's a good question. I don't know -- I never considered private browsing. If I close a private browsing session, are all traces (ie: cookies, history, etc.) of it erased? If so, I don't think that's what I want. I'm okay with my bank (and websites I trust) setting cookies, for example.
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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by ketzo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @10:35PM (#34920443)
Yeah, private browsing / private session / incognito mode will stop you from storing cookies and session data.
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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by SargeDebian on Friday February 24, 2023 @03:05AM (#34922150)
Sure, but my bank and (like most other highly trusted sites) doesn’t set any useful cookies anyway. I think there is an option to autofill my username, but why bother if my password manager does that anyway?
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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by pigsty on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:16PM (#34920700)
If I open something in private browsing, that’s a time where I especially want every bit of BS blocked.
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