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Browser users lose selected cookies when clearing data

Privacy-conscious browser users want to clear browsing data without losing logins and preferences for sites they choose to keep. Current browser clearing options can be all-or-nothing, while cookie consent prompts also require repeated, inconsistent decisions across sites. The evidence supports a focused browser-cookie tool, though the WebDriver and library requests describe separate developer problems.

For privacy-conscious browser users. Mentioned from Mar 2018 to Jun 2026 on Bluesky, product forums, GitHub, Hacker News and Stack Exchange.

21 different people described this problem in 14 separate discussions.

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Indie fit
3.0/10
Pain
5.5/10
Frequency
10.0/10
Willingness to pay
0.0/10
Momentum
5.0/10
Who pays
Consumers
Competition
High
Build difficulty
Medium

What people said

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  1. The absence of this feature is the only thing stopping me from making Brave the only browser I use
  2. Ecosia.org search engine asks for captcha verification every time i open the brave browser because te cookies are deleted on exit! Github asks for login etc etc
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