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Offline Gary S

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« on: August 08, 2013, 02:35:50 PM »
In Firefox preferences ->Privacy there is a box for Private Browsing. How does Private Browsing differ from non-Private browsing?
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2013, 03:20:12 PM »
In Private Browsing (once you quit the browser), no cookies are retained and there is no history of your surfing. It's as if you never did it. Safari has a similar feature, available from the Safari menu.
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2013, 05:14:12 PM »
In Chrome it's called "Incognito."
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2013, 11:57:14 AM »
Thanks a lot!
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2013, 01:47:37 PM »
I set Firefox to Private Browsing mode a couple of days ago and I had to log-in at the websites I visit. That explains that, it couldn't read my cookies or passwords.

I unchecked Private Browsing mode and restarted Foxfire and one site still didn't recognize my password.

I restarted the iMac and now I can log in there too.

It must have required a re-start to change that preference completely.  

Thanks again!
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2013, 02:34:59 PM »
When in "Private" or Incognito mode cookies are deleted when you exit the browser. And it probably does not even look for prior cookies. It is similar to running the browser in 'sandbox' mode. It 'sees' only what it is currently doing and then deletes all knowledge of that when it quits. Naturally, you wouldn't want it to delete cookies that had previously been created. Although you can do that easily by using another option in the app's menu.

I assume you are allowing Foxfire to store your passwords and form fill info? It may be encrypted and hidden but I don't trust it to do that. I use 1Password for that kind of thing. It is not only encrypted but backed up automatically and requires only one password (That's a good name for an app...) to access... and it works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and I think Omni. Also can store lots of other personal and software info (serial numbers, purchase dates, web sites, etc.). Best ~40 bucks I've ever spent! yes.gif
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« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2013, 11:12:55 AM »
In OPERA you can browse privately using " command+shift+n".
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