Hidden traces and privacy
TraderStf opened this issue · comments
Concerning privacy, cleaning history, cookies... is not enough.
For example in Safari:
Several files/history/logs can not be deleted/blocked/viewed from within an application preferences/settings/tools.
Some of this traces might interfere with other privacy tools/settings and leak data.
Files with traces of visited sites
- /Users/bart/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies
- /Users/bart/Library/Cookies/HSTS.plist
HSTS.plist list all the sites you have visited which are implementing httpS!
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security"
/Users/bart/Library/Safari/
- WebpageIcons.db
- WebFeedSources.plist
- TopSites.plist
- SearchDescriptions.plist
- /Users/bart/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari*
Files updated immediately to correspond to the dialogs/prefs/settings functions or which can be erased from within Safari
- UserNotificationPermissions.plist
- RemoteNotifications/Permissions.plist
- LocationPermissions.plist
- PlugInOrigins.plist
- PlugInUpdateInfo.plist
- LocalStorage/*.localstorage
- History.db*
- Form Values
- Downloads.plist
- Bookmarks.plist
Unknown?
LocationPermissions.plist
Touch Icons
Configurations.plist.signed (DomainPasswordRequirements: predefined sites or added when visited)
- ?/automatic fill of webforms - in Keychain