[tor-bugs] #26880 [Applications/Tor Browser]: On macOS a list of downloaded files is kept on disk and survives New Identity

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#26880: On macOS a list of downloaded files is kept on disk and survives New
Identity
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     Reporter:  gk                   |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High                 |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak, tbb-
     Severity:  Major                |  newnym
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:
       Points:                       |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                       |
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 On macOS a list of downloaded files is kept and survives New Identity. It
 might affect other platforms, too:
 {{{
 Mac [...] keeps a list of all the downloaded files. From which
 app(browser) and which website.

 Location:
 sqlite3 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEventsV*
 'select * from LSQuarantineEvent’

 52FA128A-42E1-41E6-A0DD-
 5A58FB21ED7A|550679062.0|org.torproject.torbrowser|TorBrowser.app|https
 ://encrypted-
 tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP6KTk9o7luHrlg5CoeGFLiH2RpKwEcywcgdDeVQpciZzytjaafDzkKL0v|||0||https://www.google.com/search?q=snowmountains&tbm=isch&sa=G&gbv=1&sei=h3oiW_DkC8yFgAadrJLQBQ|
 }}}

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