[Bug 210106] [NEW] Clearing privacy settings does not clear Flash cookies

[webd0012]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

When you clear cookies in Firefox it does not clear Flash cookies.
Sites are using this loophole to bypass users' privacy settings and
track visitors after their privacy settings are cleared.

It would be great if Firefox would clear Flash cookies as well as HTTP
cookies with the privacy settings.

I think this is a critical issue with the browser (and other browsers
also).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr  1 14:33:22 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firefox 2.0.0.13+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux z369x 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug

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Clearing privacy settings does not clear Flash cookies
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