Persistent Storage
To sign into Chatgbt I used my google account. Mozilla asks me "do I want to store info in persistent storage?" I click "learn more" about persistent storage. It takes me to a page that has zero mention of the words "persistent storage". That is a huge UX error. It says to me that really, you don't want me to know about persistent storage, and prefer that I remain confused and feel forced to agree to things I may not really want to, because you're making it difficult to understand what's actually involved. Not cool. Definitely now considering changing my browser after over 20 years.
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Hi Denys,
I bet David is referring to this article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/storage?as=u&utm_source=inproduct&redirectslug=permission-store-data&redirectlocale=en-US
I get the same message when logged into Proton Mail, and clicking Learn More directs to the link above. The phrase "persistent storage" does not appear on the page.
Hey dungeonbeef,
I was also thinking about that article, thank you for confirming. It tells about the same permission the prompt mentions, but I agree that the terms are confusing. To dispel doubts, persistent storage is explicitly mentioned in Firefox settings (Cookies and site data -> Manage browsing data):
Firefox keeps data from websites with persistent storage until you delete it, and deletes data from websites with non-persistent storage as space is needed.
I'll suggest to clarify the article.
To supplement, the corresponding screenshot is included in the article, though its relation may not be obvious.
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