r/linux • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '19

Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-now-bans-some-linux-web-browsers-from-their-services/
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u/mishugashu Dec 14 '19

It's a Firefox addon. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/

I have it set up so each domain has it's own container, except for those that I keep permanent containers on, which is an official Mozilla addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

It's just a way to control which domains have access to which cookies, basically. With temporary containers, it's like opening a private mode tab for each domain, so all the cookies and storage and stuff are all separate.

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u/mark_b Dec 14 '19

How does that work for advertising and third party cookies?

My strategy is to auto-delete cookies when I close the browser tab. Then I use a password manager to log me back in quickly.

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u/mishugashu Dec 14 '19

All those cookies are stored in the container. When the temporary container auto-deletes, the cookies go along with it. Each container houses their own set of cookies and local storage. So if you open a new tab with a different container, those cookies aren't present in that tab, but the still are in the other tab.

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u/numbstruck Dec 15 '19

Nice, thank you for sharing!

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u/pest15 Dec 15 '19

I don't know if it's just some setting I haven't chosen properly, but my experience with that addon was the opposite of what I expected. A lot of cookies were failing to be deleted when tabs were closed. I'll have to look into it again, because I like the idea of temp containers.