Tracking protection allows you to take control of your privacy online. While Firefox has a Do Not Track feature that tells websites not to monitor your behavior, companies are not required to honor it. Firefox's Tracking Protection feature puts the control back in your hands by actively blocking domains and sites that are known to track users.

Tracking is the use of online services to monitor and share your activity so companies can target you with behavioral advertising. While Private Browsing lets you browse the Web without saving your information, companies can still watch your behavior through tracking elements on websites that you visit. When used with Private Browsing, Tracking Protection lets you be truly anonymous by blocking these trackers.

What is Tracking?

Tracking is the ability of a website to keep tabs on a user's activity using special software tools. Websites store information about your Internet activity into files called cookies. Many websites use cookies as a way to keep stats on your browsing history so they can target you with behavioral advertising.

Firefox prevents companies from collecting your information without your consent by blocking websites that do not honor Do Not Track.

How to enable Tracking Protection

To turn on Tracking Protection for Firefox on Android:

1. Type about:config in the address bar.
2. Search for privacy.trackingprotection.enabled.
3. Tap on it and select Toggle to switch it to true.
4. Close the about:config tab.

How to use Tracking Protection

A shield will appear on the address bar to indicate that Tracking Protection is actively working.

To turn off Tracking Protection during a session, tap the shield and choose Disable Protection.

A red line will appear across the shield when Tracking Protection has been deactivated.

How to tell when Tracking Protection is enabled

When you visit a web page with trackers, a shield icon will appear in the address bar to let you know that Firefox is actively blocking trackers on that page.

Enable or disable Tracking Protection on a specific page

If you are on a website that won’t display properly unless tracking is enabled, you can disable Tracking Protection by following these steps:

1. Tap the shield icon in the address bar to see the controls.
2. Tap Disable protection to turn Tracking Protection off.
3. A red line will appear across the shield when Tracking Protection has been deactivated.

Change your Tracking Protection settings in Private Browsing

Tracking Protection is enabled by default in Private Browsing for complete privacy. Follow these steps to disable it:

1. Tap the menu button.
2. Tap Settings, followed by Privacy.
3. Remove the checkmark next to Tracking protection: enabled in Private Browsing to disable it.

To re-enable Tracking Protection, repeat these steps and add a checkmark to the box.

Advanced users only: turn on Tracking Protection all the time

To turn on Tracking Protection for Firefox on Android:

1. Type about:config in the address bar.
2. Search for privacy.trackingprotection.enabled.
3. Tap on it and select Toggle to switch it to true.
4. Close the about:config tab.