Closed Bug 953840 Opened 11 years ago Closed 6 years ago

Add "Clear private data" to Privacy preferences

Categories

(Instantbird Graveyard :: Preferences, defect)

x86
Other
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: bugzilla, Unassigned)

Details

*** Original post on bio 399 by patrickjdempsey <pjdkrunkt AT lycos.com> at 2010-03-26 00:34:00 UTC *** Under Options > Privacy, there should be a button for clearing the chat logs similar to the Firefox clear recent history button. Maybe it should have an OK/Cancel dialog. Currently, to erase the logs you have to click Show Logs, and then close out Instantbird to erase the folders.
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-02-16 22:32:06 UTC *** One could interpret this in a slightly more general sense. 'Private Data' encompasses (via checkmarks) e.g. - Logs - Accounts - Contacts - Passwords - (in the future) Session restore info - (in the future) Visited IRC channels history
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Summary: Add Clear Logs button → Add "Clear private data" to Privacy preferences
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-02-17 11:01:50 UTC *** Clearing the accounts / passwords seems extreme. I think Patrick's point is that some users may want to remove the traces of recent activity (for example: forget all conversations I've had in the last hour).
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-02-17 11:07:08 UTC *** Or something like the "private browsing" mode?
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-02-17 11:08:58 UTC *** (In reply to comment #3) > Or something like the "private browsing" mode? Which is already possible of course by turning logging off. But this maybe goes unnoticed?
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-02-17 11:15:46 UTC *** The use case of "clear recent history" (in Firefox) is "Ooops, I've forgotten to use private browsing for this browsing session", so something like private browsing isn't enough for this request I think ;).
*** Original post on bio 399 at 2012-06-29 21:10:05 UTC *** "Private browsing" is bug 953719 (bio 274).
On the behalf of Florian: Closing bugs related to the Instantbird UI as WONTFIX, as the development of the standalone chat client Instantbird has stopped. Instantbird users are encouraged to migrate to Thunderbird. The user interface of instant messaging in Thunderbird will feel familiar, as the Thunderbird IM support started as a fork of Instantbird.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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