What's the use-case for Firefox containers? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Or what do you use them for? Isn't it now quite easy for websites to track outside of just cookies?

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

Very useful for splitting up business and personal accounts while keeping both logged in, and I use the separate Google containers addon to reduce usable data Google gleans from me while making it quite impossible for me to sign in to Google outside of a Google site.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

I use the separate Google containers addon

Can also recommend the separate Facebook container add-on. 👌

But yeah, containers, definitely useful for work/personal accounts, indeed. I also use one for Finance and one for Shopping, for some reason. I guess it just makes me feel safer.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Good points!

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