Re: persistent private browsing ?

Thanks.

As far as I know (I left this company almost four years ago), this is a
subset of the metrics they collect.

On 18 November 2015 at 21:49, Yedidyah Bar David <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Amos Shapira <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Tell me about it :)
>> I used to work for an Australian startup which makes money from just
>> doing this (and a few other tricks) - threatmetrix.com
>>
>
> See also panopticlick.eff.org if interested.
>
>
>>
>> On 18 November 2015 at 07:46, E.S. Rosenberg <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW The plugins/addons/language preferences you use and advertise to
>>> the website actually help identify you too... depending on how
>>> standard or non-standard your settings are just your browser agent and
>>> http headers may be enough of a fingerprint....
>>>
>>> 2015-11-17 14:19 GMT+02:00 Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin-OghmkI/[email protected]>:
>>> > In my case for each new Chrome session I install `ublock origin` ,
>>> which
>>> > allow you to backup your setting to a file.
>>> > but you may find where the plugin save it configuration and re-apply
>>> them
>>> > after chrome start.
>>> >
>>> > I also now about `proxy switchysharp` which allow you to export it
>>> > configurations.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Rabin
>>> >
>>> > On 17 November 2015 at 12:52, Erez D <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin-OghmkI/[email protected]>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> That's right, Incognito/Privet Browsing mode share the same session.
>>> >>> this is why you need to create a new profile for each case.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Chrome & Firefox can be configure to run with pre-installed addons,
>>> >>> but you may need to configure them if needed.
>>> >>> but there some extension which allow you to export there settings (so
>>> >>> maybe you can automate the import ?).
>>> >>
>>> >> do you know which ?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> --
>>> >>> Rabin
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On 17 November 2015 at 11:19, Erez D <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> you are correct
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> however, it is  needed to re-configire each and every profile -
>>> plugins,
>>> >>>> master password etc
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> would be nice to have different profiles with some common settings,
>>> on
>>> >>>> different tabs on same window ...
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> btw, i found that even 'private browsing' is not so private as if
>>> you
>>> >>>> open multiple tabs or windows of private browsing, they all share
>>> the same
>>> >>>> cookies.
>>> >>>> the only thing different about private browsing is that the cookies
>>> are
>>> >>>> deleted when all the private browsing sessions end.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:53 PM, E.S. Rosenberg <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> If I'm not mistaken you should be able to accomplish this by
>>> starting
>>> >>>>> Firefox with a different profile.... (firefox -P or firefox
>>> --profile)
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> 2015-11-15 10:36 GMT+02:00 Efraim Flashner <efraim-13Rj+LLFh/9S1MOuV/[email protected]
>>> >:
>>> >>>>> > I'm using privacy badger to block the following aspects of the
>>> >>>>> > different ads, including facebook. Doesn't sandbox them, but
>>> does keep them
>>> >>>>> > all from following me around the web.  I'm also using privoxy
>>> with tor to
>>> >>>>> > pass my browser traffic through tor, but that's not really going
>>> to make a
>>> >>>>> > difference in relation to your question.
>>> >>>>> >
>>> >>>>> >
>>> >>>>> > On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:26:18 +0200
>>> >>>>> > Rabin Yasharzadehe <rabin-OghmkI/[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >>>>> >
>>> >>>>> >> I'm using chrome and launch it with a new DATADIR each time.
>>> (see
>>> >>>>> >> here
>>> >>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> <
>>> http://blog.rabin.io/linux/start-chrome-temp-profile-with-preinstalled-extension
>>> >
>>> >>>>> >> )
>>> >>>>> >> useful for sites which need flash.
>>> >>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> I was having problems downloading the CRX files so now i just
>>> point
>>> >>>>> >> them
>>> >>>>> >> directly in the config file
>>> >>>>> >> and each new Chrome run will download them.
>>> >>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> --
>>> >>>>> >> Rabin
>>> >>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> On 15 November 2015 at 10:18, Erez D <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> > Hello
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >> > Today browsers support Private Browsing mode (e.g. sandbox) .
>>> >>>>> >> > however,
>>> >>>>> >> > when i close that window, all it's data is lost, next time i
>>> will
>>> >>>>> >> > again
>>> >>>>> >> > need to supply my login, password, etc
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >> > What i want, is a way to sandbox a site (e.g. facebook), and
>>> >>>>> >> > reopen it
>>> >>>>> >> > tomorrow in the same sandbox. i.e. when i am going to a web
>>> page
>>> >>>>> >> > not from
>>> >>>>> >> > that sandbox, if that web page includes pages from facebook,
>>> it
>>> >>>>> >> > will not be
>>> >>>>> >> > able to track my facebook identity as i login to facebook only
>>> >>>>> >> > from the
>>> >>>>> >> > sandbox.
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >> > the only way i can do it right now is by accessing facebook
>>> from a
>>> >>>>> >> > different browser than the rest of the pages.
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >> > however there are many websites (facebook, google twiter
>>> etc.) and
>>> >>>>> >> > i do
>>> >>>>> >> > not have so many browsers
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >> > is there a way to open a private browsing page, and be able to
>>> >>>>> >> > access it
>>> >>>>> >> > again after reopening the browser ?
>>> >>>>> >> >
>>> >>>>> >
>>> >>>>> > --
>>> >>>>> > Efraim Flashner   <efraim-13Rj+LLFh/9S1MOuV/[email protected]>   אפרים פלשנר
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