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Removal of a bookmark from a personal computer without adminstrator's permission.

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I have been reading "The Epoch Times". Sometimes, I will comment on an article. After I comment, I will bookmark that article, so as to return and view my replies. Unfortunately, I started to notice in my Bookmark sidebar, the bookmark is removed deliberately, without my permission. Is Mozilla doing this or is Epoch Times doing this. Because, this is illegal to do by law. Please answer.

I have been reading "The Epoch Times". Sometimes, I will comment on an article. After I comment, I will bookmark that article, so as to return and view my replies. Unfortunately, I started to notice in my Bookmark sidebar, the bookmark is removed deliberately, without my permission. Is Mozilla doing this or is Epoch Times doing this. Because, this is illegal to do by law. Please answer.

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Mozilla doesn't have access to your bookmarks. Websites cannot delete your bookmarks.

Some add-ons can delete bookmarks, so check your add-ons to make sure all are trustworthy. When you click the name of an extension on the Add-ons page (Ctrl+Shift+A to open), it shows a Details panel and you can click over to the Permissions panel to see whether that add-on is able to modify bookmarks:


Do you Sync your Firefox on Windows with a mobile version of Firefox or another installation on Windows/Mac/Linux? Some users have reported over the years that when Sync was enabled, they sometimes lost their newest bookmarks. You can disable bookmark sync and see whether that helps. See the following article for more info:

How do I choose what information to sync on Firefox?