It's possible to clear browsing history using javascript?

+3 A:

Even if you could, you shouldn't.

Stefan Kendall 2010-09-29 20:28:21

Why I shoundn't? (I edited my question.. is only in my domain)

Topera 2010-09-29 20:48:26

It breaks what the user expects, and it would hijack what should purely be a function of the browser.

Stefan Kendall 2010-09-29 21:00:22

+5 A:

No.

That would be a security issue, if it were possible: a website you visit could maliciously delete all your browsing history without your permission.

However, it is possible to clear the history in javascript within a google chrome extension. Take a look at chrome.history.deleteAll().

Eric 2010-09-29 20:28:51

If script runs in the SAME domain that history page, I don't think that is a security issue. By the way, thanks your anwser! :)

Topera 2010-09-29 20:54:56

Ah, so you want a site to clear all of _its_ history entries?

Eric 2010-09-29 20:59:47

@eric yes!!!!!!

Topera 2010-09-29 22:08:16

+2 A:

Javascript is a closed box; you can't change files on a clients computer, which is essentially what this would be doing.

So nope, you can't.

Zachary 2010-09-29 20:29:00

And thank goodness for *that*.

David Thomas 2010-09-29 20:48:18

+1 A:

there are ways to go about preventing the user from going back a page, but to completely clear your entire browsing history is not possible. let alone deleting any of it

Ascherer 2010-09-29 20:30:08

You said "completely clear your entire browsing history is possible." Did you mean NOT possible?

aaaa bbbb 2010-09-29 20:30:55

yes, yes i did lol, my bad, i originally wrote not impossible, then change it to just possible, my bad

Ascherer 2010-09-29 20:32:57

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