[tor-bugs] #10525 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Private Browsing remembers cookies

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#10525: Private Browsing remembers cookies
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     Reporter:  jannie                |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |    Version:
   Resolution:  not a bug             |   Keywords:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:10525 jannie]:
 > I would just like to let you guys know that Firefox recently remembers
 cookies when you are in private browsing mode.
 > Cookies are not displayed in the show cookies window and therefor cannot
 be managed (cleared by the user). This gives the user a false impression
 that the cookies are not stored. The cookies are "remembered" throughout
 the entire session (until Firefox is closed) and is therefor available to
 any website throughout the session.

 Remembering first party cookies per session is not a bug (see:
 https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#identifier-
 linkability, section 4.5.1 for the goal we have in mind regarding
 cookies). This happens in Firefox' Private Browsing Mode as well by the
 way. The issue with cookies not being displayed is tracked in #10353.

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