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Simplify options for auto-clearing cookies and site data #34004

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Brave-Matt opened this issue Oct 30, 2023 · 0 comments
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Simplify options for auto-clearing cookies and site data #34004

Brave-Matt opened this issue Oct 30, 2023 · 0 comments
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design/needs-mock-up needs-mockup A feature which needs design mockup to be implemented. feature/cookies feature/settings feature/shields/cookies Cookie controls implemented as part of Shields. feature/shields The overall Shields feature in Brave. needs-discussion Although the issue is clear, we haven't yet reached a decision about the right solution. OS/Desktop priority/P4 Planned work. We expect to get to it "soon". privacy/permissions privacy features related to limiting, lifetime or other permissions privacy

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At this time, due to both Brave's independent implementations and what is inherited by Chromium, there are too many places in which cookies/site data can set to "be cleared". It makes the process cumbersome and confusing. Users can set the following options to do the same thing (as far as I know):

  • Clear data on exit menu (checking the Cookies and site data box)
  • Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows
  • Forget me when I close this site located in Shields settings

Users should have at most two places to do this — one to clear cookies/site data globally and one to do so on a per site basis. The simplest way to do this would be to remove/hide the Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows option from all platforms.

This way, users can clear cookies/site data globally by checking the aforementioned box in the On exit dialog (Settings --> History --> Clear browsing data —> [On exit]). If they only want to clear data on a specific site (automatically), they can do so by ensuring the Forget me when I close this site option is checked in Shields while they're on the relevant site.

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This issue of automatically clearing data is directly related to a previously opened issue that I think warrants more consideration: #10493

cc @rebron @pes10k

@Brave-Matt Brave-Matt added feature/shields The overall Shields feature in Brave. privacy feature/cookies feature/settings feature/shields/cookies Cookie controls implemented as part of Shields. OS/Desktop privacy/permissions privacy features related to limiting, lifetime or other permissions labels Oct 30, 2023
@rebron rebron added priority/P4 Planned work. We expect to get to it "soon". design/needs-mock-up needs-mockup A feature which needs design mockup to be implemented. needs-discussion Although the issue is clear, we haven't yet reached a decision about the right solution. labels Dec 12, 2023
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design/needs-mock-up needs-mockup A feature which needs design mockup to be implemented. feature/cookies feature/settings feature/shields/cookies Cookie controls implemented as part of Shields. feature/shields The overall Shields feature in Brave. needs-discussion Although the issue is clear, we haven't yet reached a decision about the right solution. OS/Desktop priority/P4 Planned work. We expect to get to it "soon". privacy/permissions privacy features related to limiting, lifetime or other permissions privacy
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