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Firefox lets you tell websites not to track your browsing behavior. Learn what tracking is and how to turn on the "Do Not Track" feature.

Firefox lets you tell websites that you do not want them to track your browsing behavior. This article explains what tracking is and how to turn on the '''Do Not Track''' feature. *See [[Tips to protect your online privacy]] for other ways to keep your browsing private. =Tracking= [[Template:Tracking]] {for not fx46} The Do Not Track feature is turned off by default. To turn it on: #[[T:OptionsPreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy} panel. #Check {for =fx38,=fx39,=fx40,=fx41}'''Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked'''{/for}{for fx42}'''Request that sites not track you'''{/for}. #;{for =fx38,=fx39,=fx40,=fx41}[[Image:do not track fx38]]{/for}{for fx42}[[Image:do not track fx42]]{/for} #[[T:CloseOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for =fx46,=fx47,=fx48} The Do Not Track feature is turned off by default. To turn it on: #[[T:OptionsPreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy} panel. #Click '''manage your Do Not Track settings'''. #Check '''Use Do Not Track'''. #;[[Image:do not track fx46]] #Click {button OK}. #[[T:CloseOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx49} The Do Not Track feature is turned off by default{for fx50} except in Private Browsing where it is always on{/for}. To turn it on: #[[T:OptionsPreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy} panel. #Click '''manage your Do Not Track settings'''. #Check '''Always apply Do Not Track'''. #;[[Image:Fx49Privacy-DoNotTrack]] #Click {button OK}. #[[T:CloseOptionsPreferences]] {/for} <!--{note}'''Do Not Track''': If [[Tracking Protection in Private Browsing]] is enabled, Firefox will tell websites that you do not want to be tracked, regardless of your ''Do Not Track'' setting.{/note}-->