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[Extractors] Use robots.txt method of exporting cookies (#54)
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One way to do this is through a private browsing/incognito window:
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1. Open a new private browsing/incognito window and log into YouTube
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2. Open a new tab and **close the YouTube tab**
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3. Export `youtube.com` cookies from the browser then **close the private browsing/incognito window** so the session is never opened in the browser again.
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2. In same window and same tab from step 1, navigate to `https://www.youtube.com/robots.txt` (this should be the **only** private/incognito browsing tab open)
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3. Export `youtube.com` cookies from the browser, then **close the private browsing/incognito window** so that the session is never opened in the browser again.
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## Passing Visitor Data without cookies

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