persistent private browsing ?
E.S. Rosenberg
esr+linux-il at g.jct.ac.il
Tue Nov 17 22:46:30 IST 2015
BTW The plugins/addons/language preferences you use and advertise to
the website actually help identify you too... depending on how
standard or non-standard your settings are just your browser agent and
http headers may be enough of a fingerprint....
2015-11-17 14:19 GMT+02:00 Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin at rabin.io>:
> In my case for each new Chrome session I install `ublock origin` , which
> allow you to backup your setting to a file.
> but you may find where the plugin save it configuration and re-apply them
> after chrome start.
>
> I also now about `proxy switchysharp` which allow you to export it
> configurations.
>
>
>
> --
> Rabin
>
> On 17 November 2015 at 12:52, Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin at rabin.io>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's right, Incognito/Privet Browsing mode share the same session.
>>> this is why you need to create a new profile for each case.
>>>
>>> Chrome & Firefox can be configure to run with pre-installed addons,
>>> but you may need to configure them if needed.
>>> but there some extension which allow you to export there settings (so
>>> maybe you can automate the import ?).
>>
>> do you know which ?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rabin
>>>
>>> On 17 November 2015 at 11:19, Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> you are correct
>>>>
>>>> however, it is needed to re-configire each and every profile - plugins,
>>>> master password etc
>>>>
>>>> would be nice to have different profiles with some common settings, on
>>>> different tabs on same window ...
>>>>
>>>> btw, i found that even 'private browsing' is not so private as if you
>>>> open multiple tabs or windows of private browsing, they all share the same
>>>> cookies.
>>>> the only thing different about private browsing is that the cookies are
>>>> deleted when all the private browsing sessions end.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:53 PM, E.S. Rosenberg <esr at g.jct.ac.il> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> If I'm not mistaken you should be able to accomplish this by starting
>>>>> Firefox with a different profile.... (firefox -P or firefox --profile)
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015-11-15 10:36 GMT+02:00 Efraim Flashner <efraim at flashner.co.il>:
>>>>> > I'm using privacy badger to block the following aspects of the
>>>>> > different ads, including facebook. Doesn't sandbox them, but does keep them
>>>>> > all from following me around the web. I'm also using privoxy with tor to
>>>>> > pass my browser traffic through tor, but that's not really going to make a
>>>>> > difference in relation to your question.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:26:18 +0200
>>>>> > Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin at rabin.io> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> I'm using chrome and launch it with a new DATADIR each time. (see
>>>>> >> here
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> <http://blog.rabin.io/linux/start-chrome-temp-profile-with-preinstalled-extension>
>>>>> >> )
>>>>> >> useful for sites which need flash.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I was having problems downloading the CRX files so now i just point
>>>>> >> them
>>>>> >> directly in the config file
>>>>> >> and each new Chrome run will download them.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >> Rabin
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On 15 November 2015 at 10:18, Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> > Hello
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Today browsers support Private Browsing mode (e.g. sandbox) .
>>>>> >> > however,
>>>>> >> > when i close that window, all it's data is lost, next time i will
>>>>> >> > again
>>>>> >> > need to supply my login, password, etc
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > What i want, is a way to sandbox a site (e.g. facebook), and
>>>>> >> > reopen it
>>>>> >> > tomorrow in the same sandbox. i.e. when i am going to a web page
>>>>> >> > not from
>>>>> >> > that sandbox, if that web page includes pages from facebook, it
>>>>> >> > will not be
>>>>> >> > able to track my facebook identity as i login to facebook only
>>>>> >> > from the
>>>>> >> > sandbox.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > the only way i can do it right now is by accessing facebook from a
>>>>> >> > different browser than the rest of the pages.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > however there are many websites (facebook, google twiter etc.) and
>>>>> >> > i do
>>>>> >> > not have so many browsers
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > is there a way to open a private browsing page, and be able to
>>>>> >> > access it
>>>>> >> > again after reopening the browser ?
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Efraim Flashner <efraim at flashner.co.il> אפרים פלשנר
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