Is it a Security Risk to NOT Clear History in Firefox?

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by TheMozart, Apr 29, 2010.

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  1. TheMozart

    TheMozart Former Poster

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    Security risk to not clear out the cache, cookies, history in firefox?
     
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    TheMozart, Apr 29, 2010
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  2. wutsup

    wutsup Registered Member

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    not that big of deal but lots of websites have tracking cookies. it wont hurt to just clear out hte history with ccleaner every once in awhile. or just use the browser clear history
     
    wutsup, Apr 30, 2010
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  3. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    Here is what IE says about those things.

    Temporary Internet Files:
    Copies of webpages, images, media for faster viewing.

    Cookies:
    Files stored on your computer by websites to save preferences such as login information.

    History: A list of websites you have visited.

    SweX
     
    SweX, Apr 30, 2010
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