Quote from: tumbler.io on Today at 02:33:19 PM

Modern browsers use secure cookie files, and there is nothing to be afraid of in their storage.

Except for linking all your visits to a certain website, which is bad for privacy.

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In the standard build of the TOR browser

The default of Tor browser is a lot better: it doesn't store cookies:

Quote from: https://support.torproject.org/glossary/tor-browser/

Cookies are only valid for a single session (until Tor Browser is exited or a New Identity is requested).

Quote from: tumbler.io on Today at 02:33:19 PM

it is not possible to transfer information about cookie files from one site to another.
The privacy risk involves more than just "other sites": it includes not telling just one site that you've visited it before.
In short: cookies are bad for privacy, no matter what's in there.