=What is Tracking Protection?= Tracking is the collection of a person’s browsing data across multiple sites, usually via included content. Tracking domains attempt to uniquely identify the person through the use of cookies or other technologies such as fingerprinting. Tracking Protection is an experimental feature in Firefox that blocks included content from a blocklist of known or suspected tracking domains. Without Tracking Protection, when a person visits a site with Firefox, Firefox loads the top-level URL followed by any resources requested (such as images or Javascript) by the parent page. With Tracking Protection enabled, Firefox doesn't load included resources from tracking domains, preventing transmission of identifiers such as cookies. The initial blocklist used by Tracking Protection is based on [https://disconnect.me/ Disconnect's blocklist]. =Why you should turn on Tracking Protection= Tracking Protection allows people to avoid being tracked by not communicating with known tracking domains, especially those that do not respect DNT. Tracking Protection and DNT are both components of an overall strategy to increase user choice and control about tracking. Although they are both intended to limit tracking, each one addresses a different part of the problem. Tracking Protection is a targeted mechanism to proactively address known, major tracking domains. DNT can cover a broader swath of potential tracking domains, in exchange for only taking effect once a user has already sent a query to the domain. =How to turn on Tracking Protection= # Enter '''about:config''' in the location bar. # Search for '''browser.polaris.enabled''' # Double-click '''browser.polaris.enabled''' This will turn on Tracking Protection and DNT, in addition to exposing the checkbox to enable or disable Tracking Protection in the Privacy pane of the Preferences panel. =How to use Tracking Protection= Tracking Protection information is revealed through the same doorhanger as [[How does content that isn't secure affect my safety?|mixed content blocking]]. Both types of protection involve blocking network loads that match certain criteria. Once Tracking Protection is activated, you will see a shield whenever Firefox is blocking either tracking domains or mixed content. [[Image:TrackingProtectionActive]] You may choose to disable Tracking Protection for a particular site by clicking on the doorhanger and selecting "Disable protection for this site." Once Tracking Protection is disabled for a site, you will see a shield with a red strike-through. You may choose to re-enable Tracking Protection for the site by clicking the doorhanger and selecting "Enable protection". [[Image:TrackingProtectionDisabled]] To see which resources are being blocked, you can open the web console and look for messages under the Security tab.

What is Tracking Protection?

Tracking is the collection of a person’s browsing data across multiple sites, usually via included content. Tracking domains attempt to uniquely identify the person through the use of cookies or other technologies such as fingerprinting.

Tracking Protection is an experimental feature in Firefox that blocks included content from a blocklist of known or suspected tracking domains. Without Tracking Protection, when a person visits a site with Firefox, Firefox loads the top-level URL followed by any resources requested (such as images or Javascript) by the parent page. With Tracking Protection enabled, Firefox doesn't load included resources from tracking domains, preventing transmission of identifiers such as cookies.

The initial blocklist used by Tracking Protection is based on Disconnect's blocklist.

Why you should turn on Tracking Protection

Tracking Protection allows people to avoid being tracked by not communicating with known tracking domains, especially those that do not respect DNT.

Tracking Protection and DNT are both components of an overall strategy to increase user choice and control about tracking. Although they are both intended to limit tracking, each one addresses a different part of the problem. Tracking Protection is a targeted mechanism to proactively address known, major tracking domains. DNT can cover a broader swath of potential tracking domains, in exchange for only taking effect once a user has already sent a query to the domain.

How to turn on Tracking Protection

1. Enter about:config in the location bar.
2. Search for browser.polaris.enabled
3. Double-click browser.polaris.enabled

This will turn on Tracking Protection and DNT, in addition to exposing the checkbox to enable or disable Tracking Protection in the Privacy pane of the Preferences panel.

How to use Tracking Protection

Tracking Protection information is revealed through the same doorhanger as mixed content blocking. Both types of protection involve blocking network loads that match certain criteria. Once Tracking Protection is activated, you will see a shield whenever Firefox is blocking either tracking domains or mixed content.

You may choose to disable Tracking Protection for a particular site by clicking on the doorhanger and selecting "Disable protection for this site." Once Tracking Protection is disabled for a site, you will see a shield with a red strike-through. You may choose to re-enable Tracking Protection for the site by clicking the doorhanger and selecting "Enable protection".

To see which resources are being blocked, you can open the web console and look for messages under the Security tab.