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Allow browsers to request that plugins clear locally stored private data.
=== Type of Data === Flags: * things the user enters, except for credentials (form data) * credentials * things cached by the UA (pages, preview images, icons) * local data stored by the server / web application (cookies, HTML5 local storage, Flash/Silverlight local storage) * history information (bookmarks, visited URIs) * settings specific to a site (for instance, preferences with respect to privacy, script disabling...) === Time range === Several UAs offer to restrict the clear operation to a time range such as "today" or "last week". In the API, this can be exposed as "last N minutes", or something like that. We need to allow plugins to signal that they can't clear by time range, though. (Return code, plus discoverability beforehand?) === Site/URI === Firefox supports "forget about this site". Other UAs do not appear to support this. Should it be part of the API? If so, what format? = Current Proposal =
*Last modified: Nov 19, 2010
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=== Type of Data ===
Flags:
* things the user enters, except for credentials (form data)
* credentials
* things cached by the UA (pages, preview images, icons)
* local data stored by the server / web application (cookies, HTML5 local storage, Flash/Silverlight local storage)
* history information (bookmarks, visited URIs)
* settings specific to a site (for instance, preferences with respect to privacy, script disabling...)
=== Time range ===
Several UAs offer to restrict the clear operation to a time range such as "today" or "last week".
In the API, this can be exposed as "last N minutes", or something like that.
We need to allow plugins to signal that they can't clear by time range, though.
(Return code, plus discoverability beforehand?)
=== Site/URI ===
Firefox supports "forget about this site". Other UAs do not appear to support this.
Should it be part of the API? If so, what format?
== Existing Discussion and Documentation ==
