Containers, a Great Privacy Add-On Currently in Firefox Test Pilot

Posted by eldersnake on Apr 23, 2017 3:39 AM EDT
The Linux Rain; By Andrew Powell
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While not Linux specific by any means, here is a Firefox add-on (currently in Firefox Test Pilot) that I've been using and I believe is beneficial to any Firefox user, especially those who want a bit of extra privacy. Containers are basically a way of isolating tabs to their own profiles (profile-per-tab, if you like). This isn't quite the same as separate profiles that Firefox allows you to start up the browser with, but the result is quite similar nonetheless: tabs are confined to their particular container, including cookies and login data.

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