Questions tagged [cookies]
Small files sent by sites, used by web browsers, to keep your session or preferences for next time.
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What cookies does Amazon use for authentication?
Using Chrome I'm rejecting a bunch of ad-specific cookies (by domain) and white-listing some domains to accept all cookies. I've added amazon.com and amazon.co.uk to the whitelist (including all third-...
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My Google Chrome remove cookies after I Close browser
Every time I turn off the system or the browser closes, I have to login to all sites again. I was skeptical of only one option, but the problem did not go away. please help.
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Can browser cookies be protected (in Firefox)?
I read an article about identity hijacking that caught my mind.
Today I save my credentials locally in Firefox (using a master password). I also use multi-factor-authentication for important sites. I ...
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How can I view the content of cookies in Chrome?
I can only browse them and delete them.
What I found online doesn't apply to my situation because my user interface is different. I'm using version 100.0.4896.75 on Ubuntu 20.04.
I know that I can use ...
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Installing Microsoft Teams for Linux
I am looking for any way to get Teams working on my Linux installation. It is CentOS 7, with Vivaldi and Firefox.
I have tried both the .rpm and the .deb files but discovered that an update to Teams ...
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Do Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome share cookies and sessions?
I have been experiencing this issue lately: I logout from a website on Chrome, I am also logged out on Edge. Similarly, if I login on same website with one account on Edge and another account on ...
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Chrome doesn't save extension settings and loses state after closing all windows
In Google Chrome, when I change the setting "Site access" to "All sites" on extensions it only saves this state until I close all windows (but not necessarily quit). As an example, ...
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How to find unsaved passwords in Firefox (if possible)
I created an account for a website, but forgot to copy and save the password I used. I don't remember it because it's a bunch of random characters. I am now logged into the site, but I won't be able ...
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Delete all cookies except those from certain sites with Firefox
With Firefox, how to delete all cookies except those from a custom list of whitelisted sites? (eg. google.com, stackoverflow.com... – I want to stay logged-in)
I know the "Clear all history" ...
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nasty cookies from data1.mein-bmi.com
Whenever I visit a website, it shows me that I have cookies from data1.mein-bmi.com. I wonder how I can trace the reason for this.
Example to reproduce:
I use Chrome on Windows to visit a web site, e....
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Why are Doubleclick cookies appearing on one browser and not another, for the same site?
I have a question about advertising cookies, as someone who doesn't understand them all that well, but would like to understand better how tracking works.
I'm looking at this website. In Chrome on my ...
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Why is my Chrome URL bar cookie dialogue different between two profiles?
On my main profile in Google Chrome 96 (on Linux and Windows) I have "Block all cookies" set in settings. When I go to a site that tries to set cookies, I get a little cookie icon in the URL ...
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Cookies Transfer From Google Chrome To Firefox
I want to transfer few cookies from google chrome to Firefox.
Could you please help me, how can I do this process?
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Trainer in a web conference able to see what participants are browsing?
Background: While listening to a training session via the bigbluebutton conference web-tool I was googling something and browsing on a webpage. Actually I was using chrome for listening to the ...
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Move HDD from one laptop to another and retain active logins?
My laptop recently died, and I plan to move the hard drive from the dead laptop to a new laptop. Will I (/can I/when can I) retain my active logins in Firefox or Chrome if I do that?
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