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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [oS-EN] Firefox profile contamination - security or data contamination issue.
From:       "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas () telefonica ! net>
Date:       2024-05-10 13:02:41
Message-ID: c4425369-3e0e-4b7c-ad16-5e2d8e02eaf3 () telefonica ! net
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On 2024-05-10 14:35, Daniel Bauer wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 09.05.24 um 19:11 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I separate different tasks by using independent profiles in firefox. 
>> For example with my normal profile I never login to Google, and I use 
>> a special FF profile to login to Google. That way, when I search 
>> something google can not associate with my mail.
>>
>> Well, something is very wrong today. Using my normal profile, not 
>> logged in to google:
>>
>>     https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/43477dee9ff5
>>
>> This is a youtube opened days ago. You can see the "sign in" prompt at 
>> the top right. This is the normal state of things. But today, opening 
>> the same site in youtube (or any site), I get this:
>>
>>     https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/d164bf9defd5
>>
>> Notice the icon at the top right, that's my avatar. Also, there is the 
>> notification icon, and the menu at the top left opens with my 
>> subscriptions listed (there should be no subscriptions if I am not 
>> logged in).
>>
>>
>> However, the avatar or the bell icons do not respond to click. 
>> "Subscriptions" menu does respond.
>>
>> In fact, this moment I don't have any FF window open with the google 
>> profile. There is one open on another computer.
>>
>>
>> Seems that google is collating all firefoxes open on the same IP, the 
>> house router IP. Or firefox fails to separate profiles on disk since 
>> the last update.
>>
>>
>> This is scary.
>>
> 
> I use different browsers for different groups of tasks.
> 
> Anyway there is no safe place. Remember "1984" where the supposed safe 
> place was the most controlled.


The thing is, it has worked for many years.


Anyway, I cleaned cookies and it is working again...

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)


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