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

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

17 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I have several:

keep work and personal accounts, since we have overlap there
reduce tracking nonsense - I have an "empty" container for media (YouTube, Twitch, etc), that I clear periodically
keep my accounts separate from my kids' accounts, since they use my login
prevent random websites from easily connecting to my accounts - lots of places use GitHub as their auth, and this puts an extra barrier for them to connect (they need to be in the right container)

Yeah, websites can track regardless, but Firefox containers provide most of what I want and a lot of convenience. The other end of that spectrum is Tor browser (or maybe Mullvad browser), but that comes with a lot of inconvenience.

this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2025

20 points (95.5% liked)

Privacy

3260 readers

84 users here now

Welcome! This is a community for all those who are interested in protecting their privacy.

Rules

PS: Don't be a smartass and try to game the system, we'll know if you're breaking the rules when we see it!

Be civil and no prejudice
Don't promote big-tech software
No apathy and defeatism for privacy (i.e. "They already have my data, why bother?")
No reposting of news that was already posted
No crypto, blockchain, NFTs
No Xitter links (if absolutely necessary, use xcancel)

Related communities:

Some of these are only vaguely related, but great communities.

founded 8 months ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]