Why does Incognito/private browsing store cookies and history?
Recently transferred from Chrome. My understanding was Firefox private browsing was supposed to work similarly to chrome incognito mode; once you close the browser, all local files are deleted and cookies are cleared.
However, with Firefox it maintains my logins. If I log into an account while private browsing and the close the browser, I’ll still be logged in next time I go to the website even if it’s days later (and I have never logged into this account in a non-private browsing window!)
I never had this issue using chrome incognito, so it seems to be a Firefox problem.
Is this just not something Firefox supports? Is there any way to prevent storage of cookies and private data?
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Unsure how to edit my post:
I’m using the latest Firefox, and have the issue both in Windows 11 PC and IOS 18.3.1
If it helps, this mostly happens on iOS. I close all private tabs, but stay logged in for days.