I am using Mozilla Firefox as my web browser. I have configured it to clear cookies, active logins, form & search history, and offline website data when I close Firefox. Should I also configure it to clear the cache? What are the privacy implications if I don’t clear the cache?
EDIT: additional information:
- My goal is to reduce fingerprinting and tracking by websites.
- I use Mozilla Firefox on my personal laptop that almost never leaves my residence. The laptop has full disk encryption. I am the only user of the laptop.
- I don’t erase my web browser history. I want to keep browser history for my future reference.
This is why I drill my drives everytime I shut down my computer /s
Ah, the famous hard reset
Expensive practice:) I’ve worked for corporations that require all data storage to be destroyed when the computer is retired or resold. So the drives get stripped out, sent to a company that certifies that the drives are completely destroyed. Because of this exact reason.
I think I’ve even seen the iron mountain data destruction truck parked outside. They just destroy the hard drives on site even. It’s great
Yeah the school district I worked for did this too
Are you even taking privacy seriously if you don’t use thermite every time you close a browser tab to erase all evidence?