Forum Discussion
Clearing Browsing Data on Close
Eric_Lawrence I think we're all agreed that having a way to delete browsing data is required, as always the devil is in the detail. Back in July I requested the ability to completely obliterate the cruft from a tab when its closed, not EVERY tab. These days even the most basic web pages are polluted with Google / doubleclick tracking data. I work hard to keep Larry & Sergei off my machine.
I visited one page the other day - just a couple of nice images of birds and some text. I F12'ed , and nearly coughed my coffee over the keyboard - nearly a Megabyte of html, javascript, and the obligatory GDPR notice, If I deny all targeted marketing, obviously it drops a cookie to say I don't want targeted marketing (still useful information). For each of the ad beacons.
On Firefox, I have the EFF's Privacy Badger, it works pretty well. Maybe we could have that in Edge?
Best to stop the pollution at source, rather than try to clear it up afterwards.
LegacyOfherot Thanks for the reply. Well, it was just an idea only and one might consider it.
Personally, what I like this method because it is simple, i.e. just File>Exit.
That's it. No special settings, no extra clicks, no nothing. I can't think of a more user-friendly way.
I am sure there are many more good ways to take care of browser data, many of them may have been suggested in this thread. The only reason for suggesting this option is because of its simplicity.
Anyway, thanks again.