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I want to have private browsing but when I click the Firefox icon there isn't a Tools menu in WindowXP?

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seleneos7
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I am new to Mozilla and received an e-mail about safety. It said that you can stop sites tracking you by clicking the Firefox key then choosing Tools menu in WindowXP and click stop tracking. However I do not have a Tools menu when I click Firevox button.

Can you help please?

I am new to Mozilla and received an e-mail about safety. It said that you can stop sites tracking you by clicking the Firefox key then choosing Tools menu in WindowXP and click stop tracking. However I do not have a Tools menu when I click Firevox button. Can you help please?

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Emu
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Hi,

Press Firefox button and than choose Start Private Browsing.

This will start Private Browsing but I think that you want one different think - Do Not Track me

Regards, Emu

cjw4614
cjw4614
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Try using ctrl-shift-p

cor-el
cor-el
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Selecting the "do-not-track" setting will only make Firefox send a specific HTTP header (DNT=1) to a web server.

It is up to the server to do something with that request.

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Tracking: "Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked"

Private Browsing only prevents Firefox from storing data in disk and nothing more. It doesn't hide you in any other way.

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