[tor-bugs] #33540 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Cookie exceptions are deleted when Tor Browser is closed

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#33540: Cookie exceptions are deleted when Tor Browser is closed
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 Reporter:  silverwolf                |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by Thorin):

 * keywords:  Cookies, Settings, Preferences =>
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 - Tor Browser always starts in private browsing mode (unless you altered
 that, which is not recommended)
 - When in PB mode, persistent web local storage/data is not kept between
 sessions (and should be memory only)
 - Additionally, site permissions (which is where your cookie exception
 would be stored) are not kept: they too are memory only. Tor Browser
 explicitly sets the hidden pref `permissions.memory_only` to true

 Going to about:preferences#privacy , under the `Cookies and Site Data`
 section, there is an information panel which says (emphasis mine)

 > In permanent private browsing mode, cookies and site data **will always
 be cleared** when Tor Browser is closed.

 This is all by design

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