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Keep autofill settings when clear-data-on-exit flag is enabled

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#1,690 opened on Oct 13, 2021

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Description

Somewhat in line with #1590, I don't think data in the autofill section of settings should be cleared on exit. I admit this could be suggestive but I kind of expect for at least my addresses and payment methods to stay saved since the options to do so are AFAIK not cleared in other browsers normally when you have cookies, browsing history, etc. set to delete on exit.

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Research direction
Investigate the current implementation of the clear data on exit flag in Chromium, focusing on autofill settings. Locate the code that clears autofill data on exit and propose a change to exclude autofill settings from the clearing process. Start by searching in components/autofill and chrome/browser/autofill for related logic.
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cpp
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frontend
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