Anonymous Browsers.

[Painted Pony]

I've been using Firefox as my default browser for a number of years but lately getting a whack load of tracking cookies. I sometimes use DuckDuckGo as an alternative and am tempted to use it (or similar) as my default search engine.

Don't want to make an impulsive decision, which I have been known to do -> so would appreciate any feedback on the topic.

[DaveLembke]

What about flushing them on exit of browser?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2846020/how-to-automatically-delete-your-cookies-every-time-you-close-your-browser.html

I also use an addon called Ghostery as seen here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ghostery/

[Geek-9pm]

Do not assume all cookies are bad.
Look at this item in the CH archives:

Cookie

Cookies received over the Internet should be considered more useful than dangerous. Without cookies, users could not have customized settings or would have to verify their identity each time they visit a site.

In fact, CH needs a cookie to keep you logged into the forum . 

[Painted Pony]

Thanks for the comments, I think I'll purge the cookies after my FF browser sessions as Dave suggested and might even test drive Ghostery for a bit.

Although I realize some cookies are necessary, there is a very thin line between privacy & convenience. That's my cynicism talking, not my paranoia.