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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Linux containers all share the same kernel but they have different process/networking/filesystem namespaces. Similarly, browser containers share the same browser profile and process but have different cookie/storage namespaces. | Linux containers all share the same kernel but they have different process/networking/filesystem namespaces. Similarly, browser containers share the same [[Security/Contextual Identity Project/User Profiles|browser profile]] and process but have different cookie/storage namespaces. | ||
When a user creates a new container, the browser opens a new window that's visually different from the other ones and that window has a different appid [1]. When that window is closed, all of the data related to the container's main origin is retained, but the rest is cleared (e.g. a Facebook container will keep Facebook cookies to preserve the session, but it will clear all non-Facebook cookies to reduce tracking). | When a user creates a new container, the browser opens a new window that's visually different from the other ones and that window has a different appid [1]. When that window is closed, all of the data related to the container's main origin is retained, but the rest is cleared (e.g. a Facebook container will keep Facebook cookies to preserve the session, but it will clear all non-Facebook cookies to reduce tracking). | ||