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Firefox for Android provides secure mobile browsing. Use these articles to configure settings to your privacy preferences.

Firefox for Android provides tools and features to help you stay safe online. Mozilla cares about your privacy and always uses permissions in a manner consistent with our values, see [[How does Firefox for Android use the permissions it requests?]] *'''Look for the padlock icon''' [[Image:padlock]] in Firefox for Android before entering any personal information (passwords, credit cards, addresses, etc.) into a web site, see [[How does Firefox mobile for Android provide secure mobile browsing]]. *'''Keep your browser up-to-date'''. You can enable automatic updates when you install Firefox for Android to make this part easy, see [[How do I install Firefox on a mobile device?]]. *'''Use a Master Password''' to secure Firefox for mobile in the event that you lose your device or if you share your device. Using a Master Password let's you have the convenience of a browser that remembers your passwords, but the safety of a master password to lock your username and passwords for all of your favorite sites, see [[Protecting stored passwords on mobile]]. *'''Clear your history and private data''' (cookies and passwords) and site settings easily with Firefox settings. [[How do I clear recent history on Firefox for Android? | Clear your recent mobile browsing history]]. For the most private and secure browsing, you can also choose to disable cookies and JavaScript in your Settings. *'''Tell sites not to track you''' for advertising purposes by using Do Not Track, see [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature on mobile?]]. *'''Set up syncing to your desktop''' so you don't need to type your password when on the go and you can still use a strong password, see [[How do I sync Firefox between my desktop and mobile?]]. {for m14} *'''Keep ads blocked''' by preserving Firefox's default 'Click to Play' plugin setting, see [[Firefox Mobile for Android support for Flash]]. {/for}