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Cookie & data clearing exceptions are not kept when re-opening the browser

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jbr replied 4 days ago
Cyan
Cyan

Using Firefox 157.0 with hardened settings, I have `Clear cookies and site data every time you close Firefox` set to enabled. There are some sites that I want to keep the cookies of (I don't want the browser to be 100% amnesic - I want a whitelist of trusted sites). To achieve that, I have set their domains under Privacy & Security -> Browsing Data -> Manage Exceptions, but when I close and re-open the browser, seems like those exceptions are cleared. I have some extensions and config changes to help harden the browser and improve usability, so those could in theory cause the issue.

Curious if somebody else faces this issue too.

Using Firefox 157.0 with hardened settings, I have `Clear cookies and site data every time you close Firefox` set to enabled. There are some sites that I want to keep the cookies of (I don't want the browser to be 100% amnesic - I want a whitelist of trusted sites). To achieve that, I have set their domains under Privacy & Security -> Browsing Data -> Manage Exceptions, but when I close and re-open the browser, seems like those exceptions are cleared. I have some extensions and config changes to help harden the browser and improve usability, so those could in theory cause the issue. Curious if somebody else faces this issue too.

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jbr
jbr
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  1. You want to exempt shutdown sanitizer rules in the new "customize history…" options support.mozilla.org/questions/1603681
  2. Some exceptions are cleared if you also clear "site settings" on exit support.mozilla.org/questions/1588382
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