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by quaz3l 3731 days ago
Is there a comparable plugin for Chrome? I currently have Tab Cookies, but it doesn't seem to clear local storage.
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If you're concerned about tracking, don't use a browser that was created by a tracking company. :)

Google doesn't believe in privacy and they don't want you to be able to block tracking. Just look at the Android permissions system for an example.

Also, Firefox is generally faster than Chrome from a user's perspective, because Chrome is optimized to send you to the Google Search results pages where you're supposed to click cleverly-disguised ads on your way to your destination. In contrast, Firefox is designed to send you directly to where you want to go. Try it for a while to see what I mean.

(I hope that someone will write a script to compare the amount of time wasted by Chrome's pushing people to Google search results vs. the fast search experience on Firefox where ctrl-l gets you fast, accurate suggestions and ctrl-k gets you search suggestions.)

Also, Firefox for Android is the only mobile browser that lets you use add-ons, and adblockers can save over 70% of bandwidth. Self-destructing cookies works on the mobile version too.

I wrote Vanilla Cookie Manager years ago to clear cookies. I've always wanted to clear local storage as well but they have left me hanging since 2011:

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78093

These comments: "I just want to be able to manage my privacy using Chrome extensions."

Why are people who are concerned about privacy using a browser created by a company that doesn't believe in privacy? You have no privacy options with Chrome on Android (at all) either. Firefox offers a lot of privacy protection out of the box, and you can use add-ons on the mobile version.

Don't know I'm afraid. I wish someone would build something with a better UI for iOS. At the moment I use 1Blocker with an explicit whitelist and it's a PITA