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> accepts and gives back all of those cookies, and so on, and then it throws cookies and everything away when I close it.

Is this really better than just keeping them? Then he has to use some type of plugin to accept those cookies every time he visits the same sites? Otherwise that js-enabled browser sounds just as inconvenient as his js-disabled browser he uses as his default.



> Is this really better than just keeping them?

Depends what your priorities are. If you're more concerned about convenience, then keeping them is almost certainly better.

If you're concerned about privacy, throwing away persistent identifiers like cookies when you close the browser is just good practice.

I personally like knowing that no cookies/residue from my previous browsing session are carried over to a new one.




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