Firefox wants to remember my usernames and passwords
I'm not updating to the latest version after reading through the changes, until I know you're not saving my credentials. The change log states that autocomplete=false is no longer supported on username/password fields. Where is the option to disable that? I don't want you remember my passwords and usernames.
WTF?
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What that change means is that users can use Firefox's password manager with login fields even if the website is trying to block automatic logins by setting autocomplete="false" on those fields. It doesn't mean you have to use the password manager. (I don't use it for websites, only for one of my add-ons.)
Firefox has two distinct features:
- Password Manager
- Form autocomplete
To disable the Password Manager and clear any saved data, you can use the Security panel of the Options dialog. See: Password manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox.
To disable saving of form field entries, there is a checkbox on the Privacy panel of the Options dialog. To clear past form field entries, you can use the History menu > Clear Recent History. Expand the Details section to clear all the other checkboxes and only clear Form & Search data.
You can use these steps to remove saved (form) data from a drop-down list:
- click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop-down list
- highlight an entry in the drop-down list with the mouse or cursor Down key
do not click the mouse or press the Enter key - press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to delete the highlighted entry