How do I delete Privacy Checkup
Each time I go to Firefox I am asked to start privacy checkup. I have done that on several accasions however it keeps asking for the same information . I would like to delete Privacy checkup ,how do I do that?
Each time I go to Firefox I am asked to start privacy checkup. I have done that on several accasions however it keeps asking for the same information . I would like to delete Privacy checkup ,how do I do that?
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Is that coming from FF homepage or another site that saved as homepage that is popping up that message.
Such details are usually stored in a cookie.
You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you:
- you can create an "Allow" exception to keep specific cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
- Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
Cookies and Site Data: Exceptions
In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.
- do not clear the Cookies
- do not clear the Site Preferences
- Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
[X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox
- clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exception for password and other website specific data
- clearing "Cookies" will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an "Allow" exception you may want to keep