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[Bug 210106] Re: Clearing privacy settings does not clear Flash cookies

 

That will not change  till you install the right plugin to do so

** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Clearing privacy settings does not clear Flash cookies

Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: firefox

  When you clear cookies in Firefox it does not clear Flash cookies.
  Sites are using this loophole to bypass users' privacy settings and
  track visitors after their privacy settings are cleared.

  It would be great if Firefox would clear Flash cookies as well as HTTP
  cookies with the privacy settings.

  I think this is a critical issue with the browser (and other browsers
  also).

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Apr  1 14:33:22 2008
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: firefox 2.0.0.13+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  SourcePackage: firefox
  Uname: Linux z369x 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

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