On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:57 PM, John R. Sowden <[email protected] > wrote:
> I decided to review my computer to see what files I have edited in the > last 24 hours. I found the number to be over 7,000. I noticed that about > 3,000 of those files are .png files in the Mozilla .cache thumbnails normal > directory. Many indicated that they were created "today". Other than > running catfish to find the files, I have run no program, other than > boot-up. > > I deleted all of the files in the /home/john/.cache/mozilla/thumbnails/normal > directory. Then I re-ran catfish to find other large number of files that > I can delete. All of the thumbnails had reappeared. > > I also found a cookies sqlite db with several hundred k in it, yet I > delete all cookies, clear cache, etc. when I close Firefox. > > I am concerned for the privacy of all of us. It seems to me that our own > computers are tracking us and creating documentation. Are there scripts > that I can automatically run on boot-up to delete excess files? I > understand that if I delete cache items, it will take longer for pages to > load from the internet, but I also understand that a meta database is being > created on my computer indicating where I went, when, etc. If I go into a > store with video cameras, I understand that there is now a record of > where/when that I have no control over. My concern is we are creating and > maintaining a database on our own computers of our activity. > > Maybe delete the files through the browser's security settings. Maybe the files are compressed somewhere and restored by a background process > Re paranoia: > 1) "You are not paranoid if they are following you." > > 2) As the operator of a security company for the last 46 years, "My > customers pay me to be paranoid." > > > John Sowden > American Sentry Systems, Inc. > > > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/xubuntu-users > -- Guang <http://grails.asia/sort-string-array-in-java/>
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