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Enhanced Tracking Protection NOT Detecting Trackers on All Sites I Visit

Hi, I have come across an issue where the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature has stopped working on every single website I visit. Every website I visit, the ET… (read more)

Hi,

I have come across an issue where the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature has stopped working on every single website I visit.

Every website I visit, the ETP icon is greyed out and not detecting any trackers.

For instance, when visiting the independent website, the ETP icon usually glows blue to indicate there are trackers. However, now, it is just greyed out, which is incorrect.

So far, I have done the following troubleshooting steps to fix the issue, but I have had no success:

  • Uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox
  • Signed out and signed back in
  • Disabled and removed all extensions
  • Cleared cookies, cache, history, site settings, etc.
  • Opened Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode (with extensions disabled)
  • Deleted my profile/files and created a new one

I have also checked this article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1327504

Can someone please help me with this, as I have no idea what else to do to fix this issue?

I started Firefox from scratch with a new profile, and the ETP worked for a short period, but when I closed and restarted Firefox, it just stopped working on every single site - this keeps persisting.

Any help would be appreciated!

Asked by Anand Prajapati 3 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 3 months ago

Universal password

A few years ago, I started to need to enter a password (perhaps called a "universal password") whenever I wanted to access Thunderbird at a time when nothing was open in … (read more)

A few years ago, I started to need to enter a password (perhaps called a "universal password") whenever I wanted to access Thunderbird at a time when nothing was open in Thunderbird. I do not know why or how this started to happen (and it seemed not to be necessary) but I just learned to live with this slight inconvenience. But now I have a major inconvenience: I can send e-mails from Thunderbird but no incoming e-mails appear in Thunderbird. I have two questions -- 1: How do I get rid of having to enter this password? and 2: Could this have something to do with my not being able to receive e-mails?

Asked by jhromer1 5 months ago

Last reply by Matt 5 months ago

Private browsing NOT private - ALL logins / information still active and saved after closing and reopening private window

How can this be allowed to happen? This goes against everything private browsing is supposed to be. I open a private window' log in to gmail, reddit, amazon, any site, … (read more)

How can this be allowed to happen? This goes against everything private browsing is supposed to be.

I open a private window' log in to gmail, reddit, amazon, any site, etc; i close private browsing window entirely - removed from taskbar; i reopen private browsing and all my sessions are still signed in.

The fact that this is happening is negligent to the point of criminality. WHAT is the solution and why is this being allowed to occur?

Asked by sardonicpillow 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago

DNS over HTTPS MaxProtection slows down authenticating Firefox account for 30+seconds

Under about:preferences#privacy choosing "Max Protection", choosing Max Protection, be it NextDNS or Cloudflare means my synced profile takes 30+ seconds to load/authenti… (read more)

Under about:preferences#privacy choosing "Max Protection", choosing Max Protection, be it NextDNS or Cloudflare means my synced profile takes 30+ seconds to load/authenticate.

Windows 10 22H2 Pro on a domain.

On MacOS, near-zero delay.

Both go through same router.

This seems...wrong.

Asked by Alex 3 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 3 months ago

Request permissions rather than requiring them

Is there a way to make a request for extra permissions rather than requiring them? I want to add functionality, but since my extension is more privacy oriented, there's … (read more)

Is there a way to make a request for extra permissions rather than requiring them? I want to add functionality, but since my extension is more privacy oriented, there's concern when I added extra permission. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/volume-control-boost-volume/

Asked by Chaython 5 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 5 months ago

How to open links to filesystem folders with system file manager.

I have a 'site' that is just files on my hard drive. I need to click an anchor link such as: <a href="file:///dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4">Store Your Files Here</a> … (read more)

I have a 'site' that is just files on my hard drive.

I need to click an anchor link such as: <a href="file:///dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4">Store Your Files Here</a> and have Firefox open the folder dir4 with the systems file manager. ( In my case the file manager is Nautilus ) ( Ubuntu 20.04 )

I have seen this: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Links_to_local_pages_do_not_work but it does not describe a scenario that uses the file:/// interface.

It also does not provide any information about how the files will be handled.

I can get the folder link to work currently , but it appears with the: 'Index of file///...' in a browser tab.

Obviously you can not use that for anything useful.

The main goal is to open the folder and be able to use the system file manager to include more content for the site without having to navigate to the folder manually. The folders I want to display are buried many levels down without the possibility of having descriptive names. I have ~121 pages/folders in this arrangement , and each one has content for each page. I would like to add a button on each of the 121 pages that will open each of the pages content folder.

Asked by Tyranna 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Thunderbird login - easy to bypass

I set a password to login to Thunderbird. However if you simply press the cancel button on the login (keep pressing it when it re-shows) the email app opens and all ema… (read more)

I set a password to login to Thunderbird.

However if you simply press the cancel button on the login (keep pressing it when it re-shows) the email app opens and all emails are visible.

How is this useful? I put a password on it to make email inaccessable when i am away from my PC.

At present anyone who has acess to my machine can open and view all my emails.

thanks

Asked by nemo1966 1 month ago

Last reply by Wayne Mery 2 weeks ago

Out of control data clearing

How do I stop Firefox from out of control data clearing? There is a window under Privacy & Security / History / Clear History that opens a window that allows a user,… (read more)

How do I stop Firefox from out of control data clearing? There is a window under Privacy & Security / History / Clear History that opens a window that allows a user, in theory, to choose which components to clear (cookies, cache, etc.) In that window is a pull down menu to specify the time range to clear. A screen shot of that is attached. I do NOT want my cookies cleared unless I say so. I do not want cookies or some of the other components cleared from the last hour, I don't want them cleared from the last two hours or the last four hours or today. (And the "Everything" reference does not make sense syntactically in this setting.) A screen shot of that menu is attached.

It does not matter if I uncheck one or all of those boxes by cookies, cache, etc. When I open the browser the next time, they are checked again -- AND THE MOFO COOKIES HAVE TO BE MANAGED AGAIN, ETC., ETC., ETC.

What have a setting if Firefox is going to arbitrarily clear everything immediately or once and hour or by some criterion it has not revealed to the user -- nor has informed the user exists?

Anyone have any thoughts on a work-around?

Thanks.

Asked by Txasslm 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Thunderbird password reset how

I turned in my laptop for a new one and I did not double check what my password in Thunderbird was so now I cannot download thunderbird to my new laptop I can get email o… (read more)

I turned in my laptop for a new one and I did not double check what my password in Thunderbird was so now I cannot download thunderbird to my new laptop I can get email on my phone is there a way to click something to send a reset link to my email so they know its me wanting to reset password as the instructions I found just don't seem to work I guess I shall continue reading and trying at some point when Im not so frustrated that I have not succeeded Thank You All for trying as a last thought Thunderbird should have a link to click forgot password like others do with security questions or something to verify us or an email to us as we all have our phones I just wanted this on my laptop again

Asked by edgex1217 5 months ago

Last reply by david 2 weeks ago

Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password.

After installing Thunderbird I want to set up my existing email address (gmail) I set my name, email address, password (also check if it's the right one and it is). Then… (read more)

After installing Thunderbird I want to set up my existing email address (gmail)

I set my name, email address, password (also check if it's the right one and it is). Then try to config IMAP (imap.gmail.com with port 143 for STARTTLS and OAuth2) and STMP (smtp.gmail.com with port 587for STARTTLS and OAuth2), in both IMAP and STMP I tried also SSL/TLS (993 imap /465stmp) and various of Auth method. The result is that I am unable to Done it (probably some wrong settings in STMP) I tried everything and don't know what to do.

could you help me?

Asked by Peter Perhac 1 month ago

Last reply by sfhowes 1 month ago

History and cookies not being cleared in FF 114 and 115

After updating to FF 114, I noticed that my history and cookies were no longer being cleared according to my settings. Also, a particular page is now being opened as a pi… (read more)

After updating to FF 114, I noticed that my history and cookies were no longer being cleared according to my settings. Also, a particular page is now being opened as a pinned tab.

I reverted to FF 113, hoping that this would be fixed in 115. Today I tried 115.0.3, and history is still not being cleared. I have again reverted to FF 113.

I am on Windows 10. My history settings are to use Custom settings and clear history when Firefox closes. Cookie settings are to delete cookies and site data when FF closes.

Is there any intention to fix, or is this some new behavior that I am stuck with? Also, is there a way to clear the pinned tab behavior?

Thanks.

Asked by wheelercsg-mozh 4 months ago

Last reply by willjoe24421 4 months ago

New Firefox GPC 120 setting causes problems on Xfinity community forum

I just updated to Firefox 120, and tried the new GPC setting (Tell websites not to sell or share my data). I ran into a problem when I went to the Xfinity community forum… (read more)

I just updated to Firefox 120, and tried the new GPC setting (Tell websites not to sell or share my data). I ran into a problem when I went to the Xfinity community forums (https://forums.xfinity.com/) . It causes a banner on top showing they recognize the setting. There is an "X" in the corner, and some text that says "Hide this banner", but they are not active. Plus, I cannot make a new post or do a general reply (that weird forum software has both local replies to a particular post and general replies to the general thread.)

Is this a bug in Firefox, or a bug in their forum software? I attached a picture of the message it gives.

Asked by andyross 2 weeks ago

Last reply by zeroknight 2 weeks ago

Global Privacy Control

I keep getting a opt-out\opt-in notice from Global Privacy control every couple hours. 1st. I've already opted out. 2nd. I went into about:config and set globalprivacycon… (read more)

I keep getting a opt-out\opt-in notice from Global Privacy control every couple hours. 1st. I've already opted out. 2nd. I went into about:config and set globalprivacycontrol to (true). 3rd. When I check the globalprivacycontrol.org website it states(GPC signal detected). See attached photos

What more do I have to do to stop this notice from popping up all the time.

Asked by simpleman2 5 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 3 days ago

Help - I need to reset my Primary Password

Starting from the app menu button ≡ or the main menu, choose Tools -> Developer Tools -> Error Console. Copy the text given below and paste it into the Console. … (read more)

Starting from the app menu button ≡ or the main menu, choose Tools -> Developer Tools -> Error Console.

Copy the text given below and paste it into the Console.

If using version 78 or later, copy and paste the following text: openDialog("chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xhtml"

Click the Evaluate button.

If you do not see an 'Evaluate' button, press Return or Enter on your keyboard.

When prompted with the confirmation dialog box, click the Reset button.

The problem is that I don't see an "EVALUATE" button

This after I upgraded to the latest version of Thunderbird.

Asked by 74zkkxqvf4 1 month ago

Last reply by christ1 1 month ago

Firefox Website filter block policy

So,I blocked a website with Website filter block policy(say https://google.com/*.Initially,it works but if I remove https:// from address bar and Enter,the website reload… (read more)

So,I blocked a website with Website filter block policy(say https://google.com/*.Initially,it works but if I remove https:// from address bar and Enter,the website reloads.On refreshing,it again gets blocked though. This problem doesnt exist if I clear the cache before blocking the website

Asked by realbevanthomas 4 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 4 months ago

Cannot remove address bar suggestions

Hello. I cannot remove the suggestions that appear in the drop down address bar suggestions list. Shift-delete does not work. Changing the search settings in tools does… (read more)

Hello. I cannot remove the suggestions that appear in the drop down address bar suggestions list. Shift-delete does not work. Changing the search settings in tools does not work. There is no three dots that appear next to the URL, or a pop up that shows up if I hover over the link. They are stubbornly embedded on that bar and refuse to leave.

The only thing that works is to delete all history, but I don't want to do that. There may be some solution where I micromanage site permissions on a site by site basis but that's way too much work, and should not have to do that.

The URLs on the list themselves are totally random. I cannot figure out how Firefox decided that THESE are the URLs to feature. I visited like once, in a long string of activity.

Anyway, my inability to perform a simple task like right-click-delete or demand that it "stop doing that" is making me claustrophobic.

Vers 115.0.2

Asked by McMike 4 months ago

Last reply by Nandla Links 2 weeks ago

HTTPS overkill by Firefox

Later version refuses to connect to my modem, and goes into security web mode. This modem uses HTTP/HTTPS for access, i.e., connects directly it's IP address, then the us… (read more)

Later version refuses to connect to my modem, and goes into security web mode. This modem uses HTTP/HTTPS for access, i.e., connects directly it's IP address, then the user enters a username and password. At that point, the the modem switches to HTTPS for control.

With this recent update, there is NO WAY to access the modem for any work, or upgrade the HTTPS certificate on the modem. This is a BUG.

What should happen is that if the web site will accept a HTTP connection, Firefox should NOT refuse connection or test for security issues UNTIL the user or the device switches to HTTPS.

As an aside, I've used Firefox on this Zywall modem for years until recently.

Asked by ted41 1 week ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 days ago

Can't Log in to GOOGLE

Beginning this evening, I can no longer log in to my online google account. I keep getting asked for "Two-Step Verification", but this doesn't work: I give a 'phone numb… (read more)

Beginning this evening, I can no longer log in to my online google account.

I keep getting asked for "Two-Step Verification", but this doesn't work: I give a 'phone number, but my phone never rings. I once received a "Google verification Code" of [removed], but that didn't work, either.

I DO NOT WANT "2-step verification"; I don't need any special login protection.

How do I eliminate 2-step verification? It starts with "Sign in to keep your new Google News and get news based on your interests. ... Sign In", but never allows me to sign in!

Asked by jwill 4 months ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 4 months ago