#782659 iceweasel: cookie exceptions retained in private mode

Package:
iceweasel
Source:
firefox-esr
Submitter:
tim schmidt
Date:
2025-09-18 07:32:07 UTC
Severity:
normal
#782659#5
Date:
2015-04-15 19:02:15 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I use the following custom settings for history:

always use private browsing mode
accept cookies from sites
accept 3rd party cookies: never

I noticed that in the exceptions area on the privacy tab it keeps a list of exceptions and this list is
retained after restarting the browser or even the computer. As this keeps a tally of where I've been,
I believe this to be a privacy concern, as private browsing mode is supposed to leave no trace of activity
on one's PC. This list can be manually deleted, however many people may be unaware of its existence and
having to manually delete information defeats the purpose of private mode.
#782659#10
Date:
2025-09-18 07:29:21 UTC
From:
To:
src:iceweasel has been superseded by src:firefox-esr in version
45.0esr-1 in March 2016. Transitional packages to ease upgrades were
provided in the wheezy, jessie, stretch and buster releases. The
transitional packages have been removed finally before the bullseye
release in August 2021.
After regular security support for buster ended in August 2022 and LTS
support ended in June 2024, I'm closing the remaining bug reports now.

Andreas