[tor-bugs] #10493 [TorBrowserButton]: History not being deleted in TBB after disabling and enabling Private Browsing Mode

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#10493: History not being deleted in TBB after disabling and enabling Private
Browsing Mode
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     Reporter:  mttp              |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major             |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBrowserButton  |    Version:
   Resolution:                    |   Keywords:  tbb-3.5
Actual Points:                    |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mcs):

 After I do the following in TBB 3.5, history is not cleared:

 1) Open the Torbutton preferences and un-check "Don't record browsing
 history..."
 2) Exit and restart the browser.
 3) Visit one or more sites to generate some history.
 4) Choose "New Identity" from the Torbutton menu.

 Torbutton does not do everything Firefox does to clear history.  See:
   http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
 central/source/browser/base/content/sanitize.js#208

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