Documenting localStorage in same way as cookies

[0tOoB]

Is there any documentation of how Discourse uses localStorage in the browser? Could it be added to your privacy notice?

I’m looking at getting my privacy notices etc. right before launching a self-hosted instance. I was pleased to find that the cookies used by Discourse are documented in the cookies section of your privacy notice, but I’ve also noticed that Discourse uses localStorage. I believe that, here in the UK, localStorage should be treated in the same way as cookies: the info stored needs to be explained to the user and consent must be sought for non-essential info. Ideally I’d be able to see the same information as for cookies, with the purpose, expiry, and whether it’s essential listed for each key. (And if any keys were non-essential, then I think there’d need to be some way for users to consent before they’re stored.)

[Lilly]

Hi @0tOoB welcome to Meta

is this what you are looking for?

Purpose of safeLocalStorage cookie

Not a cookie per se but // A simple key value store that uses LocalStorage, it // makes sure we can write to the local storage localStorage can be browsed for instance in the application tab of the Chrome Developer Tools : [image]

[0tOoB]

Thanks for the welcome!

@Lilly

is this what you are looking for?

Not really, as it only addresses a very small part of what I want. It does give the purpose of the safeLocalStorage key, but nothing about its expiry or whether it’s essential. And though it reveals the names of a further 9 keys, it has no information other than the names, and doesn’t say whether that list is exhaustive.