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.

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.