[tbb-bugs] #27824 [Applications/Tor Browser]: TorBrowser or NoScript 10 prevents cookies even if cookie exceptions are present

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#27824: TorBrowser or NoScript 10 prevents cookies even if cookie exceptions are
present
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 Reporter:  joebt                           |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                          |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  Tor Browser, NoScript, cookies  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                  |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                  |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by Thorin):

 Replying to [comment:2 cypherpunks]:
 > Users shouldn't be forced to allow cookies globally, just to login one
 site
 Cookies are not the problem. All persistent local data of any kind
 (cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage, SSL Session IDs, site permissions,
 etc) is cleared when you close Tor Browser or get a new Identity. Note:
 appCache, indexedDB and serviceWorkers(cache) are not enabled in Tor
 Browser.

 > Even if session cookies are allowed, third party cookies shouldn't be
 enabled by default
 There's a *little* thing called First Party Isolation (FPI), read up on
 it.

 Don't play with your ~~food~~ settings. Be like all the other Tor Browser
 users and use the defaults. Also, sites are less likely to break.

 It is true that FPI doesn't protect against a repeat visit to a first
 party, but the visits are already linked via other means (IP, SSL Session
 IDs to name a couple)

 Learn some OpSec and use the New Identity button

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