Firefox fails to clear local storage
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I noticed that Firefox is keeping site-specific information even after using the 'Clear Recent History' option. For example, with a new firefox profile (e.g. start a guest session) go to www.youtube.com and view some video, then look in the location:
~/.mozilla/
You should see a subdirectory named "https+
Result should be no sign of having visited youtube. However the site-specific storage directory still exists which is a significant laps of privacy. It seems not to happen in a private tab, but that is not an excuse for failing to clear on requested.
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
Installed: 51.0.1+
Candidate: 51.0.1+
Version table:
*** 51.0.1+
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
28.
500 http://
affects: | grub2 (Ubuntu) → firefox (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.