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When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data". Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login t...
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Alexei
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2021-07-06T16:02:39Z (almost 3 years ago)
added relevant tag
#4: Post edited
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in.From both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, why aren't web browser developers separate the two?<br>- (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie" is "of all the rest").
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
- From both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in.
- Why aren't web browser developers separate the two?<br>
- (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie" is "of all the rest").
#3: Post edited
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
- Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in.
From both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, wouldn't it be best if web browser developers separate the two?<br>- (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie" is "of all the rest").
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
- Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in.
- From both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, why aren't web browser developers separate the two?<br>
- (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie" is "of all the rest").
#2: Post edited
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in, so from both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, wouldn't it be best if web browser developers separate the two?<br>(perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie is "of all the rest").
- When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data".
- * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on.
- * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same
- Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in.
- From both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, wouldn't it be best if web browser developers separate the two?<br>
- (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie" is "of all the rest").
#1: Initial revision
Separation of password cookies from all other types of cookies
When I clear my Google Chrome browser history I can clear both "Cookies and other site data" AND "passwords and other sign-in data". * Clearing just one of the two would require me to re-login to any website I already had a logged in account on. * It is interesting to note that in Microsoft Edge browser a more modular approach was taken and there it's just "Passwords" (instead "Passwords and other sign-in data") AND "Cookies and other site data", though the behavior is pretty much the same Separating *passwords and their cookies* from *all other cookies* would make easier life for users who want to generally clear cookies frequently but still keeping their websites accounts logged in, so from both a modular software development standpoint and an information security standpoint, wouldn't it be best if web browser developers separate the two?<br> (perhaps a separation to "cakes" and "cookies" is a good one, were any "cake" is actually any "password cookie" and any "cookie is "of all the rest").