Incident #E33F53 · 05 FEB 2026minor
Ubuntu.com privacy policy adds disclosure of sessionStorage use after performance-cookie consent
The policy now has a section describing use of browser sessionStorage to keep session data while navigating the site. Entries are created only after consent to performance cookies and are deleted when the tab closes. Two keys record the referring domain and first Canonical URL seen in the session so they can be included in submitted forms.
Taken from you
- Referring domain and first-seen URL of a session are now captured and attached to submitted forms (if performance cookies are accepted)
Won back
- Disclosure that sessionStorage is used, with its purpose and the keys involved
- Stated that entries are created only after performance-cookie consent and deleted when the tab closes
Evidence · 3 of 3 quotes matched in source
These entries are only created after you grant consent for performance cookies.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Entries are stored locally for the current browser session and deleted once the tab is closed.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Capture the referring domain and first Canonical URL seen in the current session so it can be used in submitted forms.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Archived version ↗ · 82 words changed