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If a site is designed so that it breaks if trackers are blocked, why would I want to deal with such bad actor? In other words, don't the exceptions to tracker-blocking enable bad website behavior?

Curious about opting out of banking offers with GPC. Firefox warns users against changing advanced settings if inexperienced with making these changes. Is there a better way to opt out?

I am an academic researcher formerly affiliated with an institution that uses Okta as its two-factor authentication service for access to institutional subscriptions (think Elsevier, Cambridge Core, Brill, JStor, etc.). Since I am no longer affiliated with that institution, I am no longer authorized to access that institution's subscriptions. I am not trying to access that institution's subscriptions, however, if I try to log in to these repositories as an individual, I am automatically redirected to my former institution's Okta authentication page.

The browser: Mozilla Firefox 143.0.3. I am able to access other sites on other browsers, as well as in private Firefox windows, which suggests it is a problem with my Firefox account. These are temporary workarounds I can live with only in the very short term. I am under no circumstances willing to switch browsers. I use Firefox for a reason. FWIW, I am also contacting Okta support to see what they recommend.

The computer: Macbook Air 2020 M1. It is a personal computer. I do not have access to another device.

I have cleared my browser history, saved form data, saved site settings, cookies, and cache (x5). I have deleted all saved passwords containing the email address associated with my former institution. I have restarted the browser (x5). I have restarted my computer (x2). I have reached out to IT at the institution (they are flummoxed).

I'm nearing my wit's end with this. I'm working on multiple projects with multiple deadlines. The temporary workaround and constant barrier to access are driving me up the wall. I will be infinitely grateful for a permanent solution to this hellish problem.

I can't delete some websites from advanced tracking protection, I type in a website but it doesn't add it to the list. One site is mail.proton.me. Even the ones that are added still don't load when I open Firefox, they are telling me I have connectivity issues. This has only started happening since the last updat. Everything work perfectly on Chrome! What is the point of having tabs and pinning them if you have to open them manually every time you log on?

When I open Google to check email, this site shows up every time:

 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?

I may have been browsing, but I do not remember asking it to be on my desktop.

I only have one explanation. On Labor Day, at 8:30 am EST, I went into a Grand Mal seizure and then flat lined with my x-ray friend of 20 years watching me die. I lost some of my memory. And the CPR hurt my right and arm to the point I cannot do much with it.

All I do remember is being on the settings page. When I close out the computer I delete my history and just look at the Settings page. That would have been around Sept. 14 - 20, 2025; 7pm.

Eileen

Firefox is supposed to be replacing copy without site tracking with copy clean link however the new Firefox download has copy clean Link greyed out!!

I will continue to dismiss the update until there's no longer an option for me to do so at which time I will just give up using Firefox and try using a different browser.

Lately, when I go online to bank account, at the botton of screen is says transferring data from Google. Google is NOT installed on my computer. I have Firefox and Duck Duck Go. NOT GOOGLE

In my Windows 10 PC, I had 1 browser window, with all financial accounts bookmarked on the Fire Bookmarks Toolbar. This window had the extra security tab on the side that I believe added an extra layer of security around activities on those sites.

Windows (11) forced me to purchase a new computer...

Now I'm not sure how to set that up in this latest Firefox and Windows 11. If I select that secure level described here that warns it could cause breaks in activities on some sites, is that the same protection? Will it serve that purpose and can I again only have that level of protection on that one browser window, saving it apart from the main Firefox icon?

Please know any answer will need some plain English - I'm not up to date on computer terminology after 18 years away from my days of understanding. (Windows 3.11 - 7 experience)

Thank you for reading this. Hope someone can point me in the right direction!