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Firefox Portable question
 

I am trying out he firefox portable and noticed one thing, the flash cookies are shared across the accounts! from my knowledge flash cookies is a linking factor used by ebay, what you guys think?

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

Well, luckily MM78 posted a great thread to help with this....

Here it is. Please read it.

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...e-firefox.html


He has also posted more on firefox portable. I know he will be along too to help.

:thumb:

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

thanks GreenBean but i think u missed what I was trying to say, I am talking about FLASH COOKIES, which store in flash players and you can view them from flash player settings.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

it's important to understand where Flash cookies fit into this.

I mentioned the thread to give you background.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

I am just trying to bring up the awareness that firefox portable share the same flash cookies and ebay can use that to link accounts. I am not sure if I should use it anymore, anyone else is aware of this or has any solutions.
IS IT REALLY SAFE TO USE FIREFOX PORTABLE, PLEASE DOUBLE THINK EVERYONE.
just a warning and reminder to the fellow members.
only solution I can think of is clearing the flash cookies manually everytime you open any browser.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

I just open a new user account. So its a clean start. Then on the desktop I open new folders for each person. run the install for each. Just make sure to never allow plugin to install. continue to block silverlight or any plugins thats trying to install.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

you can give the sites in question no space to save any data for flash cookies on the flash website you mentioned.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

Do we just install a plugin like BetterPrivacy?

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

The way other posts are written would suggest otherwise haohigh

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

I looked on other places re this (Stackoverflow, etc), and it does seem that FF portable stores all the LSOs (flash cookies) in a central place.

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

So how do you stop them storing the flash cookies?

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Storage Settings panel

Clck the icon with the All seeing EYE! to the right "Website privacy Setting"

Click on the website you want to deny access


thats it!

Re: Firefox Portable question
 

I wouldn't recommend Because eB will start trying to verify your identity.