Can anyone give me information about these? How they work? How well they work? Are they safe and secure?
In particular, the Facebook and Google containers. I have both installed in my Firefox browser. But I can't figure out any way to use them. If I go to Facebook or use Google, are they simply automatically "contained?" Or do I have to open them through the container (if so, I can't see how)?
Firefox containers
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Firefox containers
—Nick
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Re: Firefox containers
It's automatic.
According to Facebook Container:
According to Facebook Container:
Similarly, according to Google Container:Installing this extension closes your Facebook tabs, deletes your Facebook cookies, and logs you out of Facebook.
The next time you navigate to Facebook it will load in a new blue colored browser tab (the “Container”).
Installing this extension deletes your Google cookies and logs you out of Google.
The next time you navigate to Google it will load in a new red colored browser tab (the “Container”).
Best wishes,
Hans
Hans
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Re: Firefox containers
I see. I had read those blurbs, but I guess I didn't fully understand them. In part because they don't actually open new tabs, they just change the one you're opening in. I guess I misunderstood. Also, no blue in the FB tab (in my browser) just a black line (or possibly very dark blue) across the bottom of the tab which I hadn't noticed. So just now, I opened Google, and I see there's a bright red line across the bottom of that tab— so I guess it's working.
Thank you
Thank you
—Nick
I’m only an egg (but hard-boiled)
I’m only an egg (but hard-boiled)