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Twitch knows which tab is opened and on top?

Recently Twitch and WarGaming, as well as other advertisers, collaborated on "Twitch drops" Somehow, Twitch is able to determine which tab is on top and being viewed by v… (read more)

Recently Twitch and WarGaming, as well as other advertisers, collaborated on "Twitch drops" Somehow, Twitch is able to determine which tab is on top and being viewed by visitors to the website. It's one thing for Twitch to know I'm visiting the website, and quite another for them to determine if in fact the tab I have open is front and center. Seems to me this is a privacy issue that needs to be addressed.? (I have not yet determined if this Twitch snooping is working in private tabs yet, but I soon will)

Asked by jwhite8055 5 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 5 months ago

device name

Hello My bank stores my device name in order to simplify the log-in process What they fond for me is "my firefox"+ a timestamp Naturally the timestamp does not allows me … (read more)

Hello My bank stores my device name in order to simplify the log-in process What they fond for me is "my firefox"+ a timestamp Naturally the timestamp does not allows me to be recognized next time... I looked through the parameters and the help subjects but could not find how to personnalize this device name

Can you help pls ?

Christian

Asked by ch bouscharain 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Deleting my history

How can I save the websites I've been on, who I have emailed, who has emailed me, etc. If I delete my history in case I need to go to one of those websites or past emails… (read more)

How can I save the websites I've been on, who I have emailed, who has emailed me, etc. If I delete my history in case I need to go to one of those websites or past emails that I sent or someone has sent me to obtain information about something?

Asked by sam8899ww 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Password Manager

Hello I am using Firefox with synchronisation mainly on 2 PCs and 1 iPhone (there are old iPhone and 1 raspberry Pi connected, but not used). I have noticed that at lea… (read more)

Hello

I am using Firefox with synchronisation mainly on 2 PCs and 1 iPhone (there are old iPhone and 1 raspberry Pi connected, but not used). I have noticed that at least for a few months Firefox password library on iPhone was missing some password I needed, but I could always look them up on either PC without problem. Usually i tried to fix this by manualy synchronizing Firefox on iPhone in settings, it always showed that it is synchronized. Today I have discovered that i have only 19 passwords saved on my PC - same as on iPhone, but yesterday there were much more (probably all, but I can not be certain). Oldest one was created on 30. 10. 2023. All other are gone, I have managed to restore some old passwords (cca 370) from october 2021. I have disconnected internet and WiFi, placed old logins.json and key4.db in current profile, opened firefox and exported them. Once internet is restored, all passwords are deleted again, only those 19 recently created stay.

I did not delete any passwords or logins or anything on any device and did not delete any file or firefox profile. Why did it delete passwords without asking? And how can I prevent this from repeating? Because this is unusable password manager that randomly decides to purge login data from time to time.

thank you

Asked by peto819 4 months ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 4 months ago

Firefox Private Window is leaking data to Non PB window

I have two firefox browsers open simultaneously. One in private window, the other regular window. Both with no tracking. Firefox Private window is leaking data to regul… (read more)

I have two firefox browsers open simultaneously. One in private window, the other regular window. Both with no tracking.

Firefox Private window is leaking data to regular non private firefox window.

Data is being shared between both windows.

Can you ix i I abandon Firefox?

Asked by spinvst 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago

Stop a refresh in private browsing from reloading cached data

I could be wrong but I thought there was a button or something added to private browsing that would clear all cache, cookies, etc. We are doing testing on websites. We se… (read more)

I could be wrong but I thought there was a button or something added to private browsing that would clear all cache, cookies, etc. We are doing testing on websites. We send the new files over to the server, then open the web page in a private window to see all our updated changes without anything loading from the FF cache. In the past, we had to close the private window each time we make a change, then reload the page in a new window. I thought there was a feature added to clear everything from a private window so I could just hit refresh in the open window and see everything fresh. Am I remembering incorrectly? I checked everywhere I could and cannot find this.

Asked by firefox964 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

Two questions

Hello, Your product is excellent and is my go-to browser. However, I have two important questions. 1. How do I change my password? 2. How do I turn ad blockers off a… (read more)

Hello, Your product is excellent and is my go-to browser. However, I have two important questions. 1. How do I change my password? 2. How do I turn ad blockers off and on?

Thank you very much, and have a happy New Year,

Michael Yankoviak [removed phone# from public support forum]

Asked by michael_yankoviak 4 months ago

Last reply by James 4 months ago

FireFox hacker warning

I can reach the login page for Duolingo.com using Chrome, but FireFox website always says I should advise the site Duplingo when I try to use Firefox. It still loads cor… (read more)

I can reach the login page for Duolingo.com using Chrome, but FireFox website always says I should advise the site Duplingo when I try to use Firefox. It still loads correctly in Chrome and I can use that. I've been using Duolingo in FF for years with no problem until today. I can't contact Duolingo in FF because of the same message. Suggestions please.

Asked by alefave 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago

Locked about:preferences

Is there a way to block about:preferences With gpo or regedit I tried in different ways with the site block gpo and with the policies.json file but it didn't work mozilla… (read more)

Is there a way to block about:preferences With gpo or regedit I tried in different ways with the site block gpo and with the policies.json file but it didn't work mozilla 120.0.1 (64-bit).msi

Asked by Gestion Incidentes 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Why is Firefox suddenly not remembering any of my logins or passwords?

Why is Firefox suddenly not remembering any of my logins or passwords? When I go into Preferences > Security, the box to "remember logins and passwords for websites" … (read more)

Why is Firefox suddenly not remembering any of my logins or passwords? When I go into Preferences > Security, the box to "remember logins and passwords for websites" is checked. When I click on saved passwords they all are there. The do you want to save box is there if I have changed a login, or added a new web site. I am not in private browsing mode. The problem seems to happen every time I install the latest Firefox update, or Windows 10 Pro updates. Some of my apps want to know if I am using a new device.

Asked by shel3 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

searches were slowing down, unbearably slow. I went into settings and deleted site data and cookies thinking this would unclog things. Now it cant reach the server. Anyone know what I can do to reinstate the data it needs?

I use firefox with duckduckgo as my search engine.Every search was becoming so slow so I went to settings and deleted cookies and site data thinking this would unclog thi… (read more)

I use firefox with duckduckgo as my search engine.Every search was becoming so slow so I went to settings and deleted cookies and site data thinking this would unclog things. Now I cant access any site. Is there a way to reinstate this data?

Asked by ron-watson 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago