At what point does 'private browsing' delete cookies?

as you leave the site? when you close the browser? when you log out?
thanks.

I believe when you quit Safari, all traces of your browsing session are deleted.

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What, exactly, does Private Browsing do?

I realize it what is listed in the box that opens when I turn the feature on, but what does it actually do?
Here is why I ask: I have never bothered with it on my desktop mac since no one else has access to it. Today when I upgraded to beta 4.0, there were all my most visited sites as favorite websites on the welcome screen.
But I also have a notebook I take on the road and I have always turned on Private Browsing on that machine. When I upgraded Safari on that machine there were all the sites I had visited (different from those on my home machine) despite the fact that I always turned on Private Browsing when I launched Safari. There should be no sites listed because there should be no history and I have no bookmarks on that notebook. So obviously, some kind of search history is saved despite the fact it isn't shown under History. Obviously it is saved for months. Obviously, there is really nothing private about it. If this data had actually been sensitive, then anyone with access to my computer could have checked it by launching Safari; it would have been on the splash page.
Yes, I am aware that I can just clear these favorite sites, but the fact that they even appeared as favorite sites means the Private Browsing feature isn't really doing what it says.

Antidjinn,
I would check your bookmarks as top site pulls from there as well. Also If you added any third party search things it could be saving a search history that you might be unaware of. Example is inquistor. As far as I know Private browsing doesn't keep any browsing/search history. Although there is a cache file that you might want to delete.
More on that listed below, gathered from here: http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/50things_every_mac_geek_shouldknow?page=0%2C2
It looks like a bunch of gobbledygook to normal people, but your IT dude could find some dirty laundry lurking here, unless you purge Safari’s cache in the Terminal.
If you think that checking Private Browsing in Safari’s preferences actually keeps the websites you visit private, think again. Anyone--your boss or IT guy included--can see exactly where you’re surfing by executing the following Terminal command: dscacheutil -cachedump -entries Host
To purge Safari’s cache for real, execute this Terminal command: dscacheutil -flushcache
Hope that helps,
Weston

What exactly does private browsing mean ?

Does this mean you can't be tracked even though your using through wifi ?

Thanks, Yowsayowsa. My second reply wasn't aimed at you, by the way, in case you though it was. I was asking Seventy One what s/he meant and what more s/he felt was expected. Glad you found that Apple article helpful.
As to this statement:
I also just read an article about how certain apps are leaving the security up to apple ,which has made apple more vulnerable.
I'm not certain what that article might be referring to. If you can provide the URL to the article, we can then probably comment and perhaps clarify.
Regards.
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Need to know at what point does file get copied to table

Hi.
I'm looking at the file browse page item and wanted to find out at what point does the file's data get placed in wwv_flow_files?
Does it do it automatically on page submit/refresh?

Hi Alistair,
there is no name for this process since it is not an APEX process. The mod_plsql or
PL/SQL embedded Gateway code is responsible for this. That's also the reason why
this must be configured in the modplsql's dads.conf file.
The insertion of files into WWV_FLOW_FILES is a process which you cannot
influence in an APEX environment. What you can do is coding an onSubmit process
which SELECTs the file from WWV_FLOW_FILES and inserts it into your own
table ... but the file will always take the path via WWV_FLOW_FILES
Does this help ...?
-Carsten
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HT1677 Safari when set to private browsing and cookies from sites I vist has a problem. I want it to keep cookies from sites I use such as my email and comic sites. Right now it does not retain cookies that set up my choices of comics as site internal fav

Safari on the IPAD has the following problem.
When set to private browsing and only accept cookies from sites I visit does not retain them after I shutdown Safari and then later restart it. I also found out that even if I leave it in background and close the cover of my case it will not retain the cookies even though I did not deactivate it.
Things like email Ids and cookies that contain site specific favorites get deleted.
Here is a site where you can set a series of favorites which get stored as cookies.
http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Judge_Parker/
Any Ideas... I have tried various settings but only public browseing keeps the cookies. I use private browsing to curtail popups and various trash from bothering me on my IPAD and Safari....

Safari on the IPAD has the following problem.
When set to private browsing and only accept cookies from sites I visit does not retain them after I shutdown Safari and then later restart it. I also found out that even if I leave it in background and close the cover of my case it will not retain the cookies even though I did not deactivate it.
Things like email Ids and cookies that contain site specific favorites get deleted.
Here is a site where you can set a series of favorites which get stored as cookies.
http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Judge_Parker/
Any Ideas... I have tried various settings but only public browseing keeps the cookies. I use private browsing to curtail popups and various trash from bothering me on my IPAD and Safari....

How does private browsing exactly work?

I know how to open and use private browsing using my FireFox, but I want to know how it really works. Does it temporary save my browsing data in a specific place in my hard disc then delete every thing after I close my private window, or does it keep all the browsing data in the RAM?

All data is kept in memory and not stored in the Firefox profile folder.
When you open a New Private Window the all data from the current session is stored in the Firefox profile folder and new data is created for the private browsing session.
When you end the PB mode session by closing all PB mode windows then the data is flushed and data from the regular session is reloaded.

At what point does iM 09 reputedly drop the 2nd frame of video

Reading the boards it seems to be accepted that iM 09 drops every other frame of video in it's processing as opposed to iMHD 6 which is reputed to produce superior video quality.
At what point in the video processing does iM 09 skip that second frame? Is the quality lost when initially transferring the video info into the program or when the edited info is transferred to iDVD for burning?

iMovie 'drops' the frames of video footage that is in DV format upon export of the video, not import. All the frames are imported, but not used when iMovie is 'shared.'
That is what Steve Mullen addresses in his 'fix' to get best quality with DV footage in iMovie 9. See his comments in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1882630&tstart=0
WAAAAY down in the comments, he says:
+It makes no difference how you get DV into iM.+
+All these posts about 06 miss his point -- which is that there is NO WAY to export interlaced DV from iM09 (or 08). One field is always missing so quality is always lost.+
+Currently, for standard definition video (PAL/NTSC) iM09 will export full quality interlaced video ONLY if it is AIC. So you've got to convert DV to AIC. iM likes AIC. For example, AVCHD is always converted by iM to AIC.+
+Bottom line -- you must edit AIC because iM will not edit either DV or AVCHD.+
+The difference is that iM will automatically convert AVCHD during import. With DV you need to do it yourself. Of course, you need to do it correctly.+
+And, you must export it correctly. You cannot Share to iDVD. You must Share to QT.+

Safari Private Browsing keeps cookies

I thought that Safari was supposed to purge the cookies added during private browsing as well...seems as if it did that before, but doesn't now.

HI Jim,
This from the Safari Help Menu:
About cookies
A cookie is a small file created by a website to store information. The cookie is stored on your computer. Cookies are normally helpful and harmless; it’s rare to encounter a bad cookie.
When you visit a website that uses cookies, the site asks Safari to put cookies on your computer. When you return to the site later, Safari sends back the cookies that belong to the site. The cookies tell the site who you are so that the site can show you information that’s appropriate for you.
Cookies can store information that identifies you, such as your name and email address. A website has access only to the information you provide. For example, a website can’t determine your email address unless you provide it. A website can’t gain access to other information on your computer.
When you use the default cookie preferences in Safari, you won’t know when Safari is accepting or sending cookies.
You can change your cookies preferences so that Safari doesn’t accept cookies or accepts them only from limited sources.
And here's more info: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question82.htm
Carolyn

Private browsing blocks cookies

I read in an earlier post that if you select "private browsing" in the newest versions of Safari then the cookies don't appear when you have them blocked. So far it's working for me. I still have the cookies option set to "always block" cookies (interesting that it's backwards from the earlier versions of Safari that said "allow cookies" and you had to check "never.")
It is also interesting that I couldn't log in to this Apple account without allowing cookies and turning off private browsing in order to make this comment...
We love our privacy, don't we? Given the fact that Apple secretly planted tracking into their phones, there's likely to be stuff on the home computers we don't know about.

1. There are other threads on this issue
2. At least for me, the forums are not letting me 'reply' to posts, I am getting past this by going to 'advanced' and posting from there.

If one does private browsing, is the hisory still kept on the zero server?

I accept that private browsing does not keep track of visited sites on my desktop, but our server is run by our own company in another state, does the history of sites visited remain logged on the remote server?

Firefox may not be closing properly or crashes and session restore may be kicking in.
See:
*"Hang at exit": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
*"Firefox hangs when you quit it": https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+hangs
Try to use "Firefox/File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit") to close Firefox if you are currently doing that by clicking the close X on the title bar.

At what point does the iPhone 5 need to charge?

At what voltage does the iPhone 5 need to charge?

When it gets low, typically at about 10% you get a prompt. It is a good idea to let it go completely flat once a month

At what point does firefox for android start deleting browser history?

My browsing history just stops in the 'older than 7 days' category. I did not clear history, and did not want to clear it. I am guessing it only holds a certain amount in there, but is there a way that can be changed?

No, there was nothing like that. I haven't ran any apps that would do that. It almost seems as if there is a maximum amount that is held in the history before it falls off

Creative Zen Touch. At what point does it charge via the USB cab

Hello,
I've had a Creative Zen Juke box for a couple of weeks now. I need to give it a charge but I don't have my power cable to hand. I do however have my USB sync cable.
So apparently I can charge the device from the USB port.
So I've plugged it in and Then it syncs. But while the player is "on" it doesn't charge. So I shut it down but it won't let me as the screen shows as docked.
So I unplug the USB cable to release the dock and plug it back in and it docks so it won't charge.
I'm going round in circles at the moment.
How can I charge my player through the usb cable? Without it docking?
Thanks
Chris

Thanks for the quick reply.
I've tried locking it and that doesn't do any good. Hmmmm.
Basically If I turn off the player and then plug in the USB cable connected to the PC, the player turns itself on and starts docking at which point I cannot turn it off.
Its swings and round abouts. I can't seem to keep the thing turned off when its connected. I managed to keep it off for about 5 minutes earlier and the icon appeared showing it was charging. But all on its own it started up and started to dock, without me doing anything.
I have since reset the player and will have stern words for it if this bad behaviour continues.
Cheers
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How does Craigslist remember my last visited location in private browsing?

This is for a Mac running OSX 10.8 using private browsing with no exceptions of any kind for any site..
I use a Craigslist bookmark for, say Pittsburgh. I then switch inside CL to, say, Los Angeles CL. I then close FF.
I restart FF and using my Craigslist bookmark for Pittsburgh I log in to CL again.
This is when the problem starts: Little Snitch (a program that alerts you to outgoing internet connections) asks for permission to log in the the Los Angeles site that I logged out from and restarted FF. SO CL KNOWS MY LAST VISITED CL SITE after I shut down FF
How is this happening and how can I stop it? And why does private browsing let it happen?

are you logging in to your CL account while using private browsing? (private browsing will only take care of traces left on your computer, but can't control what a website is doing with data that's available)

Questions on privacy and safari, browser history; top sites; private browsi

In one thread someone suggested that those concerned about the privacy of their web browsing and its history try Private Browsing. What are the consequences of Private Browsing? Does Private Browsing interfere with some of the web page features or javascript from working when I'm trying to access a page that has java or Flash? Will my bank's website load ok etc? I guess I was a little worried it would stop the showing of the last page visited and if so then hopefully that won't stop some sites from functioning.
Is Private Browsing the best way to go all around for those concerned about privacy loss in Safari or does it not really help much? I wonder why it isn't the default.
I want to be able to use my browser to access sites that don't load well when I use Firefox with NoScript, such as bank sites, but I do not want my browsing history to stay in view constantly, and I'm also upset at seeing it want to "learn" my browsing habits and try to suggest sites for me without my setting it to do this.
For this reason I will be setting Firefox or any other browser I feel is more private than Safari, possibly Camino, to be my default browser. I will probably only be using Safari when a site won't work without it, same as when I used to settle for Internet Explorer on my windows computer when Firefox didn't work.
I'm also concerned that I can't get that Google search bar out of my browser. I don't want Google keeping tabs of every site I visit. I'm not sure if Google has access to tracking every place I go if I never put any text into the Google search bar or how far into bed with Google Apple has now gone but I'm afraid of the privacy invasion possibilities.
Perhaps Google gets no info if I do not type anything into the google search bar. I wish I could drag it off the menu bar however. (If I want to go to google, I know how to type google.com for crying out loud).
I hope Apple will hold the line on its partners re: privacy in products like iPhone and Safari that work with its partners regardless of their tendencies to disrespect privacy.
Does anyone know if the fact that this Safari software wants to learn what my favorite sites are affects outside parties including Apple, Google, and/or others possibly getting access to info on my browsing habits?
If i allow the Top Sites page to work, will it just be something I MYSELF have access to the info on or are the URLs of my favorite sites reported to Apple, Google, or others?
Does hitting RESET clear things out in this regard? I'd like to use these tools if I could be sure that using Safari doesn't turn the computer into a spyware tool for outside entities, commercial interests and governmental interests to mine data from.

Barry Hemphill wrote:
Hello r:
If you think Safari, Firefox, or anything else will mask your browsing habits from someone who really wants to know, you are not being realistic.
I tend to discount justifications of privacy encroachments I sometimes encounter to the effect of "snooping is done by certain commercial and governmental parties as the way things 'just are', so shut up and don't worry". Customers who do not air their concerns and questions cannot have any expectation that the developer will be aware of their concern if they sit mute.
I sometimes pay for additional software to protect my privacy. I also use Firefox with Noscript and adblocking third party software rather than just sit with what the big corporations leave me with; there is a third party program for Safari I tried called PithHelmet for example, but then it seemed to not be loaded with the new Safari update and its developer dud not provide me any communication (although I got help here on how to find the program so I could remove it); so I may not use Safari as much compared to whatever browser I find has better privacy and security measures.
If you go to the Safari help menu and enter +"private browsing,"+ you will find a complete description of what that function does for you. In answer to one of your questions, it is not a default because one loses a good deal of functionality. I would be most perturbed if that was made the default.
Ok, I will try to learn the functionalities lost, thanks.
You can set the history to be deleted after one day (or longer). If you are concerned, it is quite easy to clear history before you sign off.<</div>
I've been using RESET to clear my history in the past; I assume it still works although Reset doesn't seem to permanently make certain cookies with future expiration dates go away permanently, which I find come back later even without my visiting a site for weeks and this was happening in the previous version of Safari too.
You can remove the Google search box (or anything else) from the menu bar. Right click on it. One option is +"remove item."+
That doesn't work in terms of just removing the Google search bar at the top right, I see.
I did not want to lose my blank for typing a URL; I only want the thing out to the right that says Google on it, which seems to use Google's search engine to go away. I certainly hope that every time I type a URL into the blank at the left top (which is not the part over to the top right that says Google and a magnifying glass) that I'm not having Google track my URLs I visit like they would if I put a search term into the blank at the top right, but maybe it does since the two are forcibly linked.
I guess I'd have to try Command L - Open Location in the Find menu if I want to try to go to a URL without using the URL blank at the top left I normally type in. I would only want to go to that trouble if typing in the top left blank for URLs results in Google tracking my URL visits like they certainly would if I typed in the top right google tool bar and hopefully Open Location does not result in the same issue.
if i allow the Top Sites page to work, will it just be something I MYSELF have access to the info on or are the URLs of my favorite sites reported to Apple, Google, or others?
I seriously doubt that Apple (or anyone else) is "reporting" anything about you to anyone. As you are no doubt aware, most web sites store cookies on your system when you visit that site. The information stored varies, but you can, of course, block cookies if you wish.
I have the ability to block cookies, and I use Noscript a lot too with Firefox (although that set up does not always work with a few webpages here and there, so sometimes I have to use Safari or Camino). I use Safari less and less because there is no Noscript type of third party software for it. The only time I feel I have no choice but to use Safari on my Mac is when I go to my Mobileme account.
My concern is of Top Sites "learning" my favorite sites and displaying to me the names of a lot of suggested URLs, as to who else is receiving that data; hopefully no one. Maybe I'll get to where i find info explaining that Apple and Google aren't collecting data about my "top sites" if I use that feature.
It's just that there has been an increasing amount of privacy intrusion in the commercial realm combined with a corporate arrogance in terms treating consumers as though there is no need to make any assurances or explanations to consumers to help them trust the privacy. Instead we get browbeaten by various parties about how stupid or obvious we are if we ask a question to remind the corporation it's an issue to those of us who want to feel comfortable with the privacy of the software we use.
I'll try to use the Feedback form to ask as well.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it is quite easy to find out all sorts of information about an individual if one is interested. If you are really concerned, I suggest you severely limit your use of the Internet.
I may well limit my use of the internet if what you say is true that there is no way to do any reading on the internet without being spied on by commercial and governmental interests.
thanks

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