discuss Clearing Private Data

[Yugi]

Do you usually clear your private data from your web browser? If so, when? What do you all clear?

 

[Harsh World]

No, because nobody has access to this machine without encryption. Even then, there are ways that it could be retrieved (Pegasus, or other intelligence agency spyware for instance), and knowing that, I'm not too worried about it because it is what it is, and if it's done, there's nothing that can harm me.

I'm insured, etc., so identity theft isn't a concern of mine.

I'll only "delete" data by visiting unknown sites in incognito mode, before I fully trust it because I'd hate to do a system reboot from a virus since that takes hours, even though I have all of my important data still.

 

[Cpvr]

I don’t clear my private data on my browser, but I do clear the tabs occasionally.

I don’t think it’s necessary to clear your web history unless you’re having lag issues.

 

[Harsh World]

I don’t think it’s necessary to clear your web history unless you’re having lag issues.

Unless you're trying to hide something on a shared computer.

I hate having to clear my history, when I'm forced to (it occasionally happens), because I'll remember that I visited a site 4 months ago, 9 months ago, or even 2 years ago, and be able to recall what it was about, but not what site it was unless I could review a list of URLs that I visited to narrow it down.

 

[ActionAce]

I don’t clear my private data on my browser, but I do clear the tabs occasionally.

I don’t think it’s necessary to clear your web history unless you’re having lag issues.

It's a practical approach that when we decide to close tabs, it is a great way to remove some load from the browser and make it run faster. Also, we need to consider that whem we we erase user’s data, it may also be valuable for privacy and security purposes, most importantly when using the other people’s devices.