Here is a feature that I have been wanting for a while and in my novice searches, I have been unable to find any mention of this so far.
Basically, during installation, it would be great if Firefox prompted to know if it was being installed on a home machine, one that was shared (like in an office or home where guests use the computer frequently), or one that is public (like at a university library). The installation would then customize/enable/disable a few of Firefox's features as it relates to storing data. For example: Home > Turns on remembering passwords, history, auto-population of text fields... etc. Shared > Disables remembering passwords and auto-population of text fields but keeps less sensitive information like browser history and cookies. (Things that would be acceptable if co-worker or family member saw.) Public > Disables all remembering of passwords, auto-pop, and automatically clears private data (history, cache, cookies, etc) every time the browser is closed. I know that all of these features can be individually turned on / off, but I know from experience how long it takes me to go through and "customize" these particularly important features of Firefox to fit the level of security needed. Plus, as Firefox becomes more mainstream, we can all be assured that fewer and fewer users will take the time to explore the options available to them to disable such features. I get phone calls all the time asking me how to turn off the prompt for remembering passwords on sites and I have to walk them through a not-so-straight-forward area of Firefox. I appreciate your consideration. Robbie _______________________________________________ dev-security mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security
