cpeterso / clear-flash-cookies

🍪 Firefox extension to automaticaly delete Flash cookies after Firefox exits

"Clear Flash Cookies" is a Firefox extension that automatically deletes Flash cookies ("Local Shared Objects") after Firefox exits, like the defunct "BetterPrivacy" add-on. Flash cookies can be used to create "super cookies" that recreate deleted HTTP tracking cookies. To view your existing Flash cookies, open Adobe's Flash Storage Settings panel.

Warning! Clearing Flash cookies may delete saved game data from Flash games (e.g. some Facebook games).

Flash cookies are less of an issue in Firefox 55+ because Flash is click-to-activate by default, but deleting Flash cookies is a good precaution. If you don't actually need Flash, consider disabling or uninstalling it: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons#w_how-to-disable-plugins

Please feel free to send me new or corrected translations in email or on GitHub. The code is licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0. The cookie icon was created by W. X. Chee.

To be totally accurate, this extension does not delete Flash cookies during Firefox exit, but when Firefox next launches or when you close all your Firefox windows. But the effect is the same: no Flash cookies from a previous browsing session will be persisted to your next session.

clear-flash-cookies's Issues

Firefox for Android 57

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clear-flash-cookies/versions/ says

Version 1.0.1 Released Nov. 20, 2017 129.2 KiB Works with Firefox for Android 48.0 and later, Firefox 42.0 and later

But I cannot install it on Firefox for Android 57.0.4.

Can you please update the maxversion for Firefox for Android in install.rdf?

Analyse flash usage and asuggest to uninstall flash if it is rarely used

Seriously, you should consider adding a suggestion to just uninstall flash? (long-term solution :D ) I'd say many users likely don't even know they do not need flash anymore. Maybe analyze the usage and display suggestion?

(requested in https://twitter.com/rugkme/status/932675303016730624)

Ability to save some cookies

Good day.

I haven't tried your extension yet because Better Privacy still works with my FF52ESR. But if I were to switch to Clear-Flash-Cookies, I would want the ability to save (protect) some cookies (e.g. game settings etc). Do you plan in adding this?

Thank you.