On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:32:02 +0000 (UTC) James <[email protected]> wrote:
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes <at> waltdnes.org> writes: > > You also mentioned "flash cookies" in passing. They're a totally > > different animal. They're files that reside in directories > > ~/.adobe and ~/.macromedia. > Only those (2) apps have flash cookies? I never find them in ~/.adobe, so I think only ~/.macromedia has them. > Flashcookies are new issues for me. > What the heck are they being used by these apps? > Just to avoid detection and removal? > > If so, it seems somebody would create and add_on to > deal with this crap or include this "cleansing" via > an establish security script......? <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/> gives pretty good options for deleting them on open, close, or using a timer. It also lets you protect some from cleaning if you want. I don't protect any of mine, including the one which stores basic Flash settings, without noticing any ill effects on pages which use Flash.
