Safari 9.0 has a cookie problem. Cookies won't Delete

It's definitely a bug. I web-chatted with a rep last night and she said it was normal. It's not at all. It's a huge security and privacy issue. Talked to a rep on the phone today, she acknowledged the problem and filed a complaint with the engineering team.

What do you have on "Show Top Sites"? Delete those sites and then delete the cookies in Preferences... and test.

It's irrelevant. I tested when I set Safari to block all cookies. Still getting every cookie from new website visits.

That's odd. Since updating to 9.0, it seems I receive less cookies. I was going to ask if anyone else is experiencing this.

I always hit Reset Safari about 5 times after leaving websites, and recently I read a suggestion to disconnect from the network and hit reset again.

Very OCD, but I notice years ago that it was the only way to clear web data (actual addresses) from a file I found buried somewhere in a System Folder. Not good if you do online banking.

Anyway, now I was wondering if cookies are being deposited in a new place where the Reset Safari feature can't access and delete them.

(Good idea if you're malicious.)

It's a pain, but pulling the ethernet cable or killing your network, and then deleting cookies, seems to work.

Good luck.

This is a separate issue. I remember Apple said Safari was the first major browser to block third-party cookies by default. The issue here is that their settings don't work. Even if you set to block all cookies, it's still operating like you're accepting all cookies.

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.

Feedback

Or you can use your Apple ID to register with this site and go the Apple BugReporter. Supposedly you will get an answer if you submit feedback.

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