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Firefox fails to delete cookies if set to do so on quitting and if the settings 'General->Show my windows and tabs from last time' have been set.

The problem is described e.g. as bug 794253, 443354 and 401187:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794253 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443354 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401187 .

As a result user tracking through cookies can continue even if Firefox had been closed before. Moreover another user could resume an earlier session and access pages an earlier user had not logged off from.

A work around is also described in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443354 :
_{edit direct link to comment -J99} bug 443354 c48

In about:config set browser.sessionstore.privacy_level & browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred to 1 or 2 as described with the bug report.

However, as a general solution this problem needs to be fixed in Firefox since most people will neither be aware of the problem nor of the work around.

Users can vote for this bug in Bugzilla to promote its solution.

As of yesterday, I can't access gmail using Firefox. I can access all other websites (including other Google services), but not gmail. I just get the message:

"The page isn't redirecting properly. Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."

I have tried reinstalling Firefox, emptying/deleting cache and cookies, disabling add-ons - basically every fix that I can find on the web, but no good! I can access gmail with no problems using Chrome and IE.

Any ideas?

Left mouse pad not clicking/working after scrolling in firefox ,freezes this button and only right click will anywhere . Its almost as if the left button is frozen as sometimes when I move around the keypad I see the scroll button move up and down and I can not unclick it. Only restarting computer fixes issue.

The issue is only happening in firefox. I have been using opera with absolutely no touchpad issues. I love firefox and would love to use it but restarting my computer multiple times a day is not cutting it for me.

I have a dell xps 14z I am using firefox 15.0.1 .

Every time I use the Flash plug-in (for videos on YouTube or PutLocker or whatever), FireFox just slows down a lot and even freezes. It happens very often now and it's really annoying.

By the way, I am using a gaming laptop so I am not sure why I am having these problems. My Flash plug-in and firefox are updated to the latest versions, too.

My specs: Windows 7 Home Premium Intel i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHZ (8 CPUs) nVidia GTX 560m 3GB vRAM dedicated 16GB RAM

I cannot seem to see certain websites "full" site. On Ebay...I only see text all piled up on left. If I click thru enough I can see an image but I want the full site. Not the second class citizen version. Also same with Netflix. Amazon is great. I've troubleshooted and cleared cookies and cache. I reset and now I'm using safe mode with add ons disabled but still nothing helps.

BTW...I'm very untechnical. Im using a laptop with Windows Vista OS if that helps.

Id also like to be able to use my amazon prime account to stream videos but naturally nothing shows up.

Please help. SOS.  : )

In my gmail (note, it happens on other webpages, but since this is very common website, chose it for example) I cannot see inside the button that says "refresh" or "settings". Also, when trying to do chat, I cannot see any icons.

Note: I do have javascript enabled.

hotmail login form saving what i have typed in login form if I accidently type my password in username field it will be saved and will reappear next time it happend only in firefox, I have deleted cookies, and all forms info in internet, options, privacy, security. Internet Explorer doesnot do that only firefox kepping to remeber that everything that typed in username field in hotmail login

I am using firefox 15.0.1 on OS X Lion 10.7.4.

Each time I try to clear my cache, firefox just freezes. Then I have to force quit. I tried this many times. I have no clue what to do.

The authentication request started by itself and appears each time I attempt to load a page. It will cancel and the page can be loaded, but I cannot remove the request from reappearing.

The website that is apparently requesting the authentication is "http://wwwlinksadoor.com". When I tried to access this site i received a message that "SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissable length. Error code: ssl_error_ex_record_too_long

Whenever I open firefox and immediately try to load the website http://www.espncricinfo.com/ , firefox stops responding. But if I try to load this site after browsing some other sites, the problem seems to resolve automatically. The website loads without any problem in Chrome or IE. I encountered this problem first with firefox 14 and with firefox 15, the problem persists.

When is Firefox going to fix this?

In every version after 3.6, I have had to click twice or "reload" the page. If I close the page and click again or reload the page, it immediately comes up.

It is not because of problems in my computer. I went into safe mode and disabled all add-ons and got the same result. It happens on 80-90% of the websites. There are a few sites that consistently load immediately but most I have to reload the page or wait for the page to load which can easily take 30 seconds to a minute.

I have a fast download of 28 and upload of 6. I have a clean computer, plenty of ram memory and have limited programs allowed to activate on start up. I usually have very few tabs open at a time. I've cleared cache and done all the usual things always recommended to do.

This is very frustrating and it has to have something to do with bugs in changes of versions since 3.6. That version worked perfectly. These latest versions up to the most recent update have been consistently more and more problems.

I used to connect to GMail all the time and suddenly it stopped. The message I get says the problem is connected to not being able to receive cookies. I checked and I have no filters for cookies and I am receiving all other cookies without a problem.

Firefox is really starting to annoy me. Sometimes it runs slow and sluggishly, other times it doesn't. Usually it does though. When I open new tabs, the connection icon will just keep swirling. I constantly get High CPU Useage alerts from my virus protection. I've done everything listed in the below articles. Does anyone have some advice? Firefox didn't use to be like this.

Thank you.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/864739?as=aaq

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/882138#answer-256718

I have roboform password manger and when firefox updated it disabled the program. what happened to the roboform plugin. I tried the one on your site and it does not work either.

I'm running AVG free and have the most updated versions of all plugins/extensions. Memory consumption goes as high as 160,000k resting, no video streaming, and as high as 300,000k+ when streaming. Video will interrupt and stop loading arbitrarily, also will force dropped connection. Only use multiple tabs rarely multiple windows.

I keep cleaning out my internet file, and deleating babylon but the dam thing keeps comming back. It is taking over my computer and I dont know how I got it in the first place. BUT want it out of here in a big way. TAKE ME BACK TO GOOGLE SEARCH!