On 2024-05-10 14:35, Daniel Bauer wrote:
Am 09.05.24 um 19:11 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
Hi,
I separate different tasks by using independent profiles in firefox. For example with my normal profile I never login to Google, and I use a special FF profile to login to Google. That way, when I search something google can not associate with my mail.
Well, something is very wrong today. Using my normal profile, not logged in to google:
https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/43477dee9ff5
This is a youtube opened days ago. You can see the "sign in" prompt at the top right. This is the normal state of things. But today, opening the same site in youtube (or any site), I get this:
https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/d164bf9defd5
Notice the icon at the top right, that's my avatar. Also, there is the notification icon, and the menu at the top left opens with my subscriptions listed (there should be no subscriptions if I am not logged in).
However, the avatar or the bell icons do not respond to click. "Subscriptions" menu does respond.
In fact, this moment I don't have any FF window open with the google profile. There is one open on another computer.
Seems that google is collating all firefoxes open on the same IP, the house router IP. Or firefox fails to separate profiles on disk since the last update.
This is scary.
I use different browsers for different groups of tasks.
Anyway there is no safe place. Remember "1984" where the supposed safe place was the most controlled.
The thing is, it has worked for many years. Anyway, I cleaned cookies and it is working again... -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)