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Firefox logged me OUT of youtube.com by itself but logged me IN to kotaku.com by itself?

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thingsppldontask
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I was on youtube.com, when suddenly, when I refreshed the main page, I got logged out from the site. If I were to manually log out of youtube, it would log me out from my gmail too, but it didn't seem to be the case here.

I also logged out of my kotaku.com kinja account. I visited the site several times the day I logged out and I can confirm it was logged out then. The next day, I visited the site and I was already logged in.

Anyone know what this problem is?

I was on youtube.com, when suddenly, when I refreshed the main page, I got logged out from the site. If I were to manually log out of youtube, it would log me out from my gmail too, but it didn't seem to be the case here. I also logged out of my kotaku.com kinja account. I visited the site several times the day I logged out and I can confirm it was logged out then. The next day, I visited the site and I was already logged in. Anyone know what this problem is?

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iamjayakumars
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Make sure you not running Firefox in (permanent) Private Browsing mode.


  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
  • Deselect: [ ] "Always use private browsing mode"

If you not using Private Browsing Mode

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > History>
  • Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
  • Select: [x] Accept Cookies from sites
    • Accept third party cookies: "From Visited"
  • Keep until "They Expire"
  • Deselect: [ ] "Clear history when Firefox closes"
  • https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History

If you use cleanup software like CCleaner then check the settings for the Firefox application.

thingsppldontask
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I'm not in Private Browsing mode, and my browser is already set to accept 3rd party cookies and keep them until they expire before the whole incident happen. I did not clear any recent history either, nor did I use software like CCleaner.

So, I'm a little worried. Is this caused by a virus or just a glitch in firefox? I understand how clearing recent history or having my browser set to not accept 3rd party cookies may log me OUT of a website I logged in if I were to close or quit the browser, but how does it log me IN of a website I logged out when I quit the browser and reopened it?

The OS I'm running is the Mac OS X Snow Leopard, if that is a relevant info.

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G-hot
G-hot
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i have same problem here

cor-el
cor-el
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Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.

  • Create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep such cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":

  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences

Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies with an allow exception that you would like to keep.