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Can the social share button use separate cookies for s/m sites?

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shinyblue
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I like the idea of the built-in share buttons, but I was dismayed to learn that they share cookies[1] with the main browser pages.

I consider the share buttons that are on pretty much all websites a privacy drain because they send data on the page you're visiting to the social network whether or not you choose to share it. So I ensure I'm not logged in while browsing normally, and only log in when I want to share something.

If the firefox share services used separate cookies (I guess like private browsing must), then it would be a really handy feature.

1: https://blog.mozilla.org/privacy/2012/10/22/being-social-with-privacy-in-mind/

I like the idea of the built-in share buttons, but I was dismayed to learn that they share cookies[1] with the main browser pages. I consider the share buttons that are on pretty much all websites a privacy drain because they send data on the page you're visiting to the social network whether or not you choose to share it. So I ensure I'm not logged in while browsing normally, and only log in when I want to share something. If the firefox share services used separate cookies (I guess like private browsing must), then it would be a really handy feature. 1: https://blog.mozilla.org/privacy/2012/10/22/being-social-with-privacy-in-mind/

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guigs
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Shinyblue, thank you for the feedback, however in order to leave feedback for the developers in the future please also post at input.mozilla.org.