Closed Bug 383320 Opened 18 years ago Closed 18 years ago

"Clear Private Data" does not clear Flash prefs

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 290456

People

(Reporter: Bugzilla-alanjstrBugs, Unassigned)

References

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Details

Visit YouTube and watch a video. You'll find that Flash has placed several files on your computer. %AppData%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\DUS3B8D8\www.youtube.com\soundData.sol 58 bytes %AppData%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#www.youtube.com\settings.sol 85 bytes %AppData%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sol 381 bytes When you clear private data in Firefox, the Flash files remain and your privacy isn't quite so private. In their privacy panel, accessible from the Macromedia website, allows you to delete a single website or all websites. Does Flash have an API that can be called to clear data that it has stored for you?
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 18 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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