Automatically clear browsing data on exit

joystmp

Like what Firefox allows.

Vlad

joystmp Not familiar with that option so you would have to be more precise in your request. Where is the setting, what does it do, is it configurable per site etc everything we would need to recreate it.

joystmp

Vlad

In Firefox about:preferences#privacy, under Cookies and Site Data heading, you'll find Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed with Manage Exceptions beside it.

Also, in about:preferences#privacy, under History heading, you'll find Clear history when Firefox closes with Settings beside it.

However, the second option is more comprehensive and since it also allows clearing cookies on exit, it subsumes the first one. I am not sure why Firefox has both option though.

Fortrikka

joystmp Doesn't incognito mode meet your concerns? Private window?

Vlad

joystmp

Thanks. So you are referring to this option (It would have been been useful if you uploaded this image for reference, to save our time)

So basically if I would leave the settings on the image, browser would delete all data.

What about saved passwords?

It seems like it would be useful to have these same settings for :

When Orion closes a tab
When Orion quits

Thoughts?

yokoffing

joystmp In Firefox about:preferences#privacy, under Cookies and Site Data heading, you'll find Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed with Manage Exceptions beside it.

This option looks like this:

I like it because Firefox will automatically clear cookies, cache, third-party data of the first-party site, etc. of all websites once I close it. I can add websites I want to allowlist under Manage Exceptions.

That way, I don't have to constantly re-login back into sites I use every day, while deleting less frequented site data.

joystmp

Fortrikka There are a few issues with incognito

It's not actually a window, rather a tab (i.e. cookies are restricted to individual tab and not entire window)
It is fingerprintable

Fortrikka

joystmp How is the fingerprintability of incognito tabs different from regular tabs wherein you delete all data on exit? Perhaps incognito mode with shared cookies for tabs?

joystmp

Fortrikka

How is the fingerprintability of incognito tabs different from regular tabs wherein you delete all data on exit

Because apart from all data points (from regular tab), incognito is an added data point.

Perhaps incognito mode with shared cookies for tabs

What Orion does now is what Safari also does.

Fortrikka

joystmp I get your sentiment. Then it should be added somehow to the preferences as an option. It should be quite simple to implement, simply delete the desired areas such as cookies, history, or bookmarks each time the browser is quit. It has already been implemented although it has to be done manually, so now what needs to be done is just for it to be done automatically every single the browser quits.

joystmp

Vlad

What about saved passwords?

AFAIK Firefox doesn't allow clearing passwords on exit.

So basically if I would leave the settings on the image, browser would delete all data.

Yes, the browser will clear selected options on exit.

Site settings refer to site specific preferences (that have been modified from default).

It seems like it would be useful to have these same settings for

I don't know the positives for having all these settings for when a tab is closed (maybe, private window can be used for this or CookieAutoDelete extension)

I think, it makes most sense for when browser quits.

Vlad

joystmp

AFAIK Firefox doesn't allow clearing passwords on exit.

I understand, it looks like a missed opportunity?

Site settings refer to site specific preferences (that have been modified from default).

Screenshot please. Any idea how would this look in Orion because are site settings are usually one variable, not multiple in a group like this?

I don't know the positives for having all these settings for when a tab is closed

I remember this being requested previously (I guess there are users super conscious about privacy)

joystmp

Vlad

I understand, it looks like a missed opportunity?

What if someone deletes all passwords by mistake?

Screenshot please.

I don't have screenshot for this. Basically what I understand is that, suppose by default, camera is disabled for all websites except one. So clearing Site settings would also delete this exception, else it will persist across sessions.

Any idea how would this look in Orion because are site settings are usually one variable, not multiple in a group like this?

You already have Websites window in preferences where site specific settings are saved.

I remember this being requested previously (I guess there are users super conscious about privacy)

In that case, have a look at this extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/ I do not know how much it is functional in Orion.

Vlad

joystmp

You already have Websites window in preferences where site specific settings are saved.

This allows a single setting to be toggled (usually on/off) per site. In this case the user may want different settings for auto-delete on quit per website?

joystmp

Vlad

different settings for auto-delete on quit per website

Even Firefox doesn't allow that much of a granularity.

Vlad

joystmp Our goal is not to be same as other browsers but better! 😉 Thanks for the suggestion.