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Firefox Data Deletion

The topic is about how the Firefox browser handles data deletion, including passwords, when the app is uninstalled or when the 'Clear browsing data' option is used.

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Jan 23, 2026
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how do popular web browsers (chromium/blink, firefox/gecko) store passwords, do they encrypt the stores locally, and how?

store passwords in a local SQLite database and encrypt those password blobs with whose protection depends on the operating system’s secret stores (, , ) or on per-user encryption schemes like Chromium...

Jan 14, 2026
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How do other privacy browsers (e.g., Firefox, Brave) handle saved passwords when clearing app data or uninstalling?

Brave’s documented behavior and user reports show two consistent facts: uninstalling the Brave app removes local browser data (including passwords) unless the user has separately backed them up or syn...