How do I turn on the Do Not Track feature?

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Note: This applies to the latest Firefox version which can be downloaded from mozilla.org/firefox.

Most major websites track their visitors' behavior and then sell or provide that information to other companies. This information can be used to show ads, products or services specifically targeted to you. Firefox has a Do Not Track feature that lets you tell every website you visit, their advertisers, and content providers that you don't want your browsing behavior tracked.

Honoring this setting is voluntary — individual websites are not required to respect it. Websites that do honor this setting should automatically stop tracking your behavior without any further action from you. Turning on this feature will not affect your ability to log in to websites nor cause Firefox to forget your private information, such as the contents of shopping carts, location information or login information.

Note: You may see less relevant advertising on websites if you have the Do Not Track option activated.

How do I turn the Do-not-track feature on?

The Do-not-track feature is turned off by default. To turn it on:

  1. The template "OptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision..
  2. Select the Advanced panel and then the General tab if it's not already selected

    Options window - Advanced panel - Do not track
  3. Check Tell websites I do not want to be tracked.
  4. The template "CloseOptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.

How do I turn the Do-not-track feature on?

The Do-not-track feature is turned off by default. To turn it on:

  1. The template "OptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.
  2. Select the Privacy panel.
  3. Check Tell websites I do not want to be tracked.
  4. The template "CloseOptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.
    Do Not Track - WinDo Not Track - MacDo Not Track - Lin

How do I turn the Do-not-track feature on?

The Do-not-track feature is turned off by default. To turn it on:

  1. The template "OptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision..
  2. Select the Privacy panel.
  3. Choose Tell websites that I do not want to be tracked.
  4. The template "CloseOptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.
    Note: needs screenshot for win
    Note: needs screenshot for mac
    FirefoxPreferences#21 - Lin

How do I turn the Do-not-track feature off?

You may select to tell websites that you do want to be tracked. To turn the Do-not-track feature off:

  1. The template "OptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision..
  2. Select the Privacy panel.
  3. Choose Tell websites that I want to be tracked.
  4. The template "CloseOptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.
    Note: needs screenshot for win
    Note: needs screenshot for mac
    FirefoxPreferences#21 - Lin2

Do not tell sites anything about my tracking preferences

Selecting this option will not tell websites anything about your tracking preferences. Note that this is in fact the same as the previous option. To enable this option:

  1. The template "OptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision..
  2. Select the Privacy panel.
  3. Choose Do not tell websites anything about my tracking preferences.
  4. The template "CloseOptionsPreferences" does not exist or has no approved revision.
    Note: needs screenshot for win
    Note: needs screenshot for mac
    FirefoxPreferences#21 - Lin3