Bug 416234 - Add Clear Private Data (preferences and menu) documentation to Help r=IanN
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<div class="contentsBox">Related sections:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#private_data_prefs">Private Data</a></li>
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<li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#cookies">Cookies</a></li>
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<li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#images">Images</a></li>
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<li><a href="passwords_help.xhtml">Passwords</a></li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="privacy-doc" nc:name="Privacy on the Internet" nc:link="privacy_help.xhtml#privacy_on_the_internet"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="using-priv-help-cookies" nc:name="Using the Cookie Manager" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_cookie_manager"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="using-priv-help-password" nc:name="Using the Password Manager" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_password_manager"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="using-priv-help-private-data" nc:name="Clearing Private Data" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#clearing_private_data"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="using-priv-help-encrypt" nc:name="Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="images-help-managing" nc:name="Managing Images" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#managing_images"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="pop_up_blocking" nc:name="Controlling Popups" nc:link="cs_priv_prefs_popup.xhtml"/> </rdf:li>
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</nc:subheadings>
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</rdf:Description>
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<rdf:Description about="#using-priv-help-private-data">
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<nc:subheadings>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="types_of_private_data" nc:name="Types of Private Data" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#types_of_private_data"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="privatedata_prefs" nc:name="Private Data Preferences" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#private_data_prefs"/> </rdf:li>
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<rdf:li><rdf:Description ID="clear_private_data_now" nc:name="Clear Private Data Now" nc:link="using_priv_help.xhtml#clear_private_data_now"/> </rdf:li>
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</rdf:Seq>
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</nc:subheadings>
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</rdf:Description>
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<rdf:Description about="#using-priv-help-encrypt">
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<nc:subheadings>
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<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of
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section</a>]</p>
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<h1 id="clearing_private_data">Clearing Private Data</h1>
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<p>While browsing the web, various items of potentially private information
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may be gathered and stored by &brandShortName;. This section describes the
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types of such private data and options to remove them either manually by
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request or automatically when shutting down &brandShortName;.</p>
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<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#types_of_private_data">Types of Private Data</a></li>
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<li><a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data Preferences</a></li>
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<li><a href="#clear_private_data_now">Clear Private Data Now</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<h2 id="types_of_private_data">Types of Private Data</h2>
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<p>Several types of information are gathered and kept by &brandShortName; while
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you are browsing websites. Some of these data are necessary for those sites to
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function properly or more efficiently, others are for your convenience.</p>
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<p>Privacy implications vary from type to type. For example, browsing history
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and cache contents provide a snapshot of your recent browsing activity which
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is local to your computer; cookies or offline web content may be used by a
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website to track a user directly across visits (e.g., for statistical
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purposes or for targeted advertisements).</p>
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<p>The following private information may be stored locally by
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&brandShortName;:</p>
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<table class="defaultTable">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>Type</th>
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<th>Explanation</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody class="tbody-default">
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<tr>
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<td>Browsing History</td>
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<td>If enabled in the
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<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#history">History preferences</a>,
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a history of any website pages you have <em>visited</em> is kept and
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may be suggested to complete website addresses in the location bar.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Location Bar History</td>
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<td>This is a history of web addresses which were <em>entered</em>
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manually or copy-pasted into the location bar of the browser. This
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list is available in the location bar menu.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Download History</td>
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<td>Depending on the options selected in the
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<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#downloads">Downloads
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preferences</a>, a history of <em>files downloaded</em> from
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websites is maintained in the Download Manager.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Saved Form and Search History</td>
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<td>If enabled in the
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<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#history">History preferences</a>,
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text entered into <em>elements of forms</em> (e.g., user names, but not
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passwords) will be stored for the specified number of days; matches are
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suggested in a list when you revisit that page. If you put the search
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box onto your toolbar, the history of <em>search terms</em> will be
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stored as well.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Cache</td>
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<td>The cache is a <em>short-term store</em> for web pages and other
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data (like e-mail attachments for IMAP accounts or remote images in
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messages) to avoid having these items being requested again from the
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server if they were just recently accessed. The cache on your disk
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may contain data up to the limit specified in the
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<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#cache">Cache preferences</a>.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Cookies</td>
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<td>Cookies are <em>small pieces of information</em> that websites use to
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keep track of users and sessions, or to store website preferences. Use
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the <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#cookies">Cookies preferences</a> to
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specify to what extent cookies are permitted and for how long they are
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kept.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Offline Website Data</td>
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<td>Websites may be permitted to store their pages' contents and
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related data locally so that they are available for use <em>without
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a network connection</em>. See the
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<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#offline_apps">Offline Apps
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preferences</a> for options to control this behavior and to inspect
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the contents of stored offline website data.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Saved Passwords</td>
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<td>If enabled in the
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<a href="passwords_help.xhtml#passwords">Passwords preferences</a>,
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&brandShortName; keeps <em>entered passwords</em> for later use, thus
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you don't have to retype them every time you visit a website.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Authenticated Sessions</td>
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<td>Websites may require <em>authentication</em> (username and password,
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asked for with a pop-up dialog) and can keep track of such by
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authenticated sessions. A site will ask you for your credentials
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again when you proceed to the next page after this information is
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cleared.</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
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<h2 id="private_data_prefs">Privacy & Security Preferences
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- Private Data</h2>
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<p>This section describes how to use the Private Data preferences panel to
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determine when and which type of private data should be deleted. If
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you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span>
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<span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li>
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<li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Private Data. (If no
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subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand
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the list.)</li>
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</ol>
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<p>The <strong>Clear Private Data</strong> section provides the following
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options:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Always clear my private data when I close
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&brandShortName;</strong>: Check this option to always initiate clearing
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of the selected private data when the application is shut down.</li>
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<li><strong>Ask me before clearing private data</strong>: Check this option
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for &brandShortName; to prompt you with a dialog box before clearing the
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selected private data. The dialog box also allows you to change the
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selection, rather than clearing them without any interaction.</li>
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<li><strong>When I ask &brandShortName; to clear my private data, it should
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erase</strong>: For each <a href="#types_of_private_data">type of private
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data</a>, a separate option is provided whether or not to clear any
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stored items of this specific type. Check the respective box for each
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item to be deleted by default when clearing is requested by you or
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initiated on shutdown.</li>
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<li><strong>Clear Now</strong>: Click this button to initiate clearing of
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private data immediately, depending on the preferences selected in
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this panel:
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<ul>
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<li>When the <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> option is checked,
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&brandShortName; opens a dialog box where you can confirm and change
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any items to be cleared.</li>
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<li>When <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> is <em>not</em>
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checked, all types selected to be cleared by default will be deleted
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immediately without the dialog box being shown.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<!-- link up "Data Manager" below once bug 599097 has been taken care of -->
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: Also consider more selective alternatives to delete
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private data. For example, the individual preference panels for each type may
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provide additional options, and the Data Manager allows to clear private data
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by type and the specific domain of a website. Rather than clearing all cookies
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when shutting down &brandShortName;, you could specify to allow cookies for
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sessions only, thus giving you the opportunity to establish exceptions for
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selected websites for which you want to retain cookies.</p>
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<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
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<h2 id="clear_private_data_now">Clear Private Data Now</h2>
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<p>Private data can be cleared at any time, either from the
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<a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preferences</a> by clicking
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the Clear Now button, or by selecting Clear Private Data from the Tools
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menu of a browser window. This initiates one of the following actions:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>When the <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> option is checked
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in the <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preference panel</a>,
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&brandShortName; opens a dialog window where you can confirm and change
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the <a href="#types_of_private_data">types of private data</a> to be
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cleared as follows:
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<ul>
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<li>The defaults for the individual types are determined by the
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<a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preferences</a>.
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Note that individual boxes may be disabled if no items of that
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type are available for deletion.</li>
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<li>Check or uncheck boxes as desired if you want to clear a different
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set of private data.</li>
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<li>Click <q>Clear Private Data Now</q> to clear the selected items,
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or Cancel to quit the dialog.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>When <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> is <em>not</em> checked,
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all types selected in the <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data
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preferences</a> to be cleared by default will be deleted immediately
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without the dialog box being shown.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
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<h1 id="encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored Sensitive
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Information</h1>
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