I am using Mozilla Firefox as my web browser. I have configured it to clear cookies, active logins, form & search history, and offline website data when I close Firefox. Should I also configure it to clear the cache? What are the privacy implications if I don’t clear the cache?
EDIT: additional information:
- My goal is to reduce fingerprinting and tracking by websites.
- I use Mozilla Firefox on my personal laptop that almost never leaves my residence. The laptop has full disk encryption. I am the only user of the laptop.
- I don’t erase my web browser history. I want to keep browser history for my future reference.
Let’s look at this from an even more practical use case. The cache can become very large. To the point of it interfere with loading other programs and even itself. You absolutely should clear it even if you don’t care a privacy because the benefits are minimal
Most of the time, the cache is limited in space. Unless you need the 1-1.5gB of space, it won’t affect much.