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Some advertisers use third-party cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. Learn how to disable them.
Some advertisers use third-party cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. Learn more.

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{note}Cross-site tracking cookies are now blocked for all users by default. See [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]] for more information about how Firefox protects you against tracking.{/note} Third-party cookies are [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|cookies]] set by a website other than the one you are currently on. For example, cnn<!-- -->.com might have a Facebook like button on their site. That like button will set a cookie that can be read by Facebook. That would be considered a third-party cookie. Some advertisers use these types of cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. If you are concerned about this, you can disable third-party cookies in Firefox. {note}'''Note:''' Disabling third-party cookies in Firefox can stop some types of tracking by advertisers, but not all. If you are concerned about tracking, see also [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]], [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop]] and [[Trackers and scripts Firefox blocks in Enhanced Tracking Protection]].{/note} = Disable third-party cookies = To block third-party trackers or all third-party cookies: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx78settingsEnhancedTrackingProtection]] # Under '''[[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]]''', select the '''Custom''' radio button to choose what to block. # Select the '''Cookies''' checkbox. {for not fx86}''Cross-site and social media trackers''{/for}{for fx86}''Cross-site tracking cookies — includes social media cookies''{/for} is the default setting. #;{for not fx86}[[Image:Fx78ETPcustom-cookies]]{/for}{for fx86}[[Image:Fx86ETPcustom-cookies]]{/for} #;To block all third-party cookies, select ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)'' from the drop-down. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] = Enable third-party cookies for specific sites = Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked, even with the default setting. To turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for a specific website: #Visit the website. #Click on the shield [[Image:shield detected 70|width=40]] to the left of the address bar. #;[[Image:Fx70ETPtoggle-on]] #Toggle the switch [[Image:Fx70-ETPswitch]] at the top of the panel. #;This will turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site. The page will reload automatically and allow trackers on this site only. To turn Enhanced Tracking Protection back on, follow the same process. ;[[Image:Fx70ETPtoggle-off-2]]
Third-party cookies are [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|cookies]] set by a website other than the one you are currently on. For example, cnn<!-- -->.com might have a Facebook like button on their site. The like button will set a cookie that can be read by Facebook. That would be considered a third-party cookie. Some advertisers use these types of cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. This is called [[Third-party trackers|cross-site tracking]]. {note}'''Note:''' Cross-site tracking cookies are now disabled by default for all Firefox users. See [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]] for more information about how Firefox protects you against tracking.{/note} When third-party cookies are disabled, it can stop some, but not all types of tracking. If you are concerned about tracking, see also [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]], [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop]] and [[Trackers and scripts Firefox blocks in Enhanced Tracking Protection]]. = Disable third-party cookies = To block cross-site trackers or all third-party cookies: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx78settingsEnhancedTrackingProtection]] # Under '''[[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]]''', select the '''Custom''' radio button. # Check mark '''Cookies''' and use the drop-down menu to select the types of cookies you wish to block. #*{for not fx86}''Cross-site and social media trackers''{/for}{for fx86}''Cross-site tracking cookies — includes social media cookies''{/for} is the default setting. #;{for not fx86}[[Image:Fx78ETPcustom-cookies]]{/for}{for fx86}[[Image:Fx86ETPcustom-cookies]]{/for} #*To block all third-party cookies, select ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)'' from the drop-down. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] = Enable third-party cookies for specific sites = Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked, even with the default setting {for not fx86}''Cross-site and social media trackers''{/for}{for fx86}''Cross-site tracking cookies — includes social media cookies''{/for}. To turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for a specific website: #Visit the website. #Click on the shield [[Image:shield detected 70|width=40]] to the left of the address bar. #;[[Image:Fx70ETPtoggle-on]] #Toggle the switch [[Image:Fx70-ETPswitch]] at the top of the panel. #;This will turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site. The page will reload automatically and allow trackers on this site only. To turn Enhanced Tracking Protection back on, follow the same process. ;[[Image:Fx70ETPtoggle-off-2]]

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