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Some advertisers use third-party cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. Learn how to disable them.

{for =fx67,=fx68,=fx69}{note}Third-party tracking cookies are now blocked for all users by default. See [[Content blocking]] for more information about how Firefox protects you against tracking.{/note}{/for} {for fx70}{note}Cross-site tracking cookies are now blocked for all users by default. See [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]] for more information about how Firefox protects you against tracking.{/note}{/for} Third-party cookies are [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|cookies]] set by a website other than the one you are currently on. For example, cnn<!-- -->.com might have a Facebook like button on their site. That like button will set a cookie that can be read by Facebook. That would be considered a third-party cookie. Some advertisers use these types of cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. If you are concerned about this, you can disable third-party cookies in Firefox. {note}'''Note:''' Disabling third-party cookies in Firefox can stop some types of tracking by advertisers, but not all. If you are concerned about tracking, see also [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]]{for not fx63} and [[What happened to tracking protection?]]{/for}{for =fx63,=fx64,=fx65,=fx66,=fx67,=fx68,=fx69} and [[Content blocking]]{/for}{for fx70}, [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop]] and [[Trackers and scripts Firefox blocks in Enhanced Tracking Protection]]{/for}.{/note} {for not fx63} Third-party cookie settings are available in the [[T:optionsorpreferences]] page's {menu Privacy & Security} panel: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel and go to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section. #;[[Image:Fx60CookiesAndSiteDataThird-partyNever]] # From the drop-down next to '''Accept third-party cookies and site data''', select {menu Never}.{note}'''Note''': After browsing with this setting, you won't be able to properly view some of your favorite websites, so an intermediate solution is to set it to '''From visited'''. That will allow third-party cookies coming from previously visited websites.{/note} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx63} = Disable third-party cookies = To block third-party trackers or all third-party cookies: {for =fx63, =fx64} #Click the Firefox menu button [[Image:fx57menu]] and select {menu Content Blocking}. #*This takes you to the [[Content blocking|Content Blocking]] section of your Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx63menuContentBlocking]] #Select the ''Third-Party Cookies'' checkbox to block third-party tracking cookies. To block all third-party cookies, change the setting from ''Trackers (recommended)'' to ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)''. {note}'''Note:''' If the checkbox is already selected and you see the message ''Your settings in Cookies and Site Data are preventing changes to Third-Party Cookies settings'', click {button Change Cookie Settings}.<br>[[Image:Fx63ChangeCookieSettings]]<br>This takes you to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section of Firefox {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for}, where you can change the type of cookies blocked. <br>[[Image:Fx63settings-BlockCookies]]{/note} {/for} {for =fx65,=fx66,=fx67,=fx68,=fx69} #Click the Firefox menu button [[Image:fx57menu]] and select {menu Content Blocking}. <br>This takes you to the [[Content blocking|Content Blocking]] section of your Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx65ContentBlocking]] # Select the '''Custom''' radio button to choose what to block. # Select the '''Cookies''' checkbox. ''Third-party trackers'' is the default setting. #;[[Image:Fx65Custom-ThirdPartyCookies]] #;To block all third-party cookies, select ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)'' from the drop-down. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx70} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx70settings-EnhancedTrackingProtection]] # Under '''[[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]]''', select the '''Custom''' radio button to choose what to block. # Select the '''Cookies''' checkbox. ''Cross-site and social media trackers'' is the default setting. #;[[Image:Fx70ETPcustom-cookies]] #;To block all third-party cookies, select ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)'' from the drop-down. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} = Enable third-party cookies for specific sites = {for not fx70} Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked, even with the {for not fx65}''Trackers (recommended)''{/for}{for fx65}''Third-party trackers''{/for} setting. To enable third-party cookies for specific websites: Click the [[Control Center - manage site privacy and security controls|Control Center]] button [[Image:Site Info button]] in the address bar and click {for not fx65}{button Disable Blocking for This Site}{/for}{for fx65}{button Turn off Blocking for This Site}{/for} ;{for not fx65}[[Image:Fx63ControlCenter-ThirdPartyCookiesBlocked]]{/for}{for fx65}[[Image:Fx65ControlCenter-Third-partyTrackersBlocked]]{/for} For more information, see [[Content blocking#w_turn-content-blocking-off-on-individual-sites|Turn Content Blocking off on individual sites]]. {/for} {for fx70} Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked, even with the ''Cross-site and social media trackers'' setting. To turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for specific websites: #Click on the shield [[Image:shield detected 70|width=40]] to the left of the address bar. #Toggle the switch [[Image:Fx70-ETPswitch]] at the top of the panel. #;[[Image:Fx70ETPtoggle-off]] #*This will turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site. The page will reload automatically and allow trackers on this site only. Follow the same process to turn Enhanced Tracking Protection back on. {/for}