Why doesn't the Tor Browser (4.5.1), even on the highest security setting disable cookies? They could be used to trace a user, potentially making it possible to build a profile.
Tor browser allows only session cookies. Afaik persistent cookies are treated as session cookies. Press "New Identity" under the green onion menu if you wish to clear cookies without restarting.
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It's Tor Browser, not Tor. It's a configuration option somewhere, but maybe you'll want an extension like self-destructing cookies, or a cookie saving and reloading extension instead. – Jeff Burdges Nov 25 '15 at 0:34
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This answer is incorrect; New Identity is just a shortcut for restarting the browser and wipes all state, not just cookies. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic- Dec 4 '18 at 6:24
