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Issue 606625 link

Starred by 3 users
Status: Fixed
Owner:
meggynwatkins@chromium.org
Closed: Jul 2017
Cc:
█ ericde@chromium.org
█ johnpallett@chromium.org
msramek@chromium.org
█ renganat...@chromium.org
dpa...@chromium.org
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OS: All
Pri: 2
Type: Bug

Blocked on:
issue 606621


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"Clear browsing data" help page is wrong.

Project Member Reported by jrumm...@chromium.org, Apr 26 2016 
Version: 50.0.2661.86 (although I expect any current version)
OS: All

What steps will reproduce the problem?
(1) go to chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
(2) click on the "learn more" link at the bottom of the dialog
(3) expand "Details about the data that gets deleted"

This displays (under "Cookies, site, and plug-in data:"):
    Plug-in data: Any client-side data stored by plug-ins that use the NPAPI ClearSiteData API.

NPAPI has been removed from Chrome, so this is wrong.

As I noted in issue 606621, this only clears Flash data. So it should say something like:
    Flash data: Any client-side data stored by Flash.
However, any relevant text to indicate that this is only Flash specific data is suitable.

Comment 1 by ddorwin@chromium.org, Apr 26 2016

Cc: ericde@chromium.org renganat...@chromium.org
Components: Internals>Plugins>Flash
For easier reference, the "learn more" link points to https://support.google.com/chrome/?p=settings_clear_browsing_data.

Note also that the bold headings under "Details about the data that gets deleted" do not match the checkbox names in the Chrome UI. It seems they should match. Also, some of the headings are actions whereas others are nouns.


Separately, there is a contradiction regarding "Flash storage settings" within  the "How to delete other info" section. At the beginning, it says, 'The following items can't be deleted by using "Clear browsing data":... Flash storage settings.' Then, in the "Flash storage settings" subsection, it says, "Flash storage settings can be deleted with the "Cookies and other site and plugin data" option in the Clear Browsing Data box."

Comment 2 by mgreenwald@google.com, Jul 7 2016

Labels: Hotlist-Settings-Privacy-CBD
Status: Available (was: Untriaged)

Comment 3 by vabr@chromium.org, Jul 11 2016

Components: Privacy
Out-of-date documentation relevant to privacy features privacy -> privacy team FYI.

Comment 4 by ddorwin@chromium.org, Jul 14 2016

Cc: johnpallett@chromium.org

Comment 5 by battre@chromium.org, Jul 15 2016

Owner: msramek@chromium.org
Project Member

Comment 6 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Jul 17 2017

Labels: Hotlist-Recharge-Cold
Status: Untriaged (was: Available)
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Comment 7 by msramek@chromium.org, Jul 17 2017

Cc: msramek@chromium.org
Owner: meggynwatkins@chromium.org
Status: Fixed (was: Untriaged)
The article had been updated in the meantime.
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