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Private Browsing now includes Tracking Protection, which actively blocks domains and sites that are known to track users.

{for not fx42}[[Template:fxdesktopbeta]]{/for} <!--Don't change this intro without approval from Legal team--> Tracking generally refers to the collection of a person’s browsing data across multiple sites. The Tracking Protection feature uses a list provided by Disconnect to identify and block trackers. {note}You can read more about tracking and the standards Disconnect uses to create its list [https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection here]. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection#Lists Learn more] about the lists used by Firefox for Tracking Protection. {/note} <!--Changes to preceding text requires review from Legal--> A shield icon will appear in your address bar whenever Firefox is blocking tracking domains. ;[[Image:tracking protection 42]] To see which resources are being blocked, you can open the [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Tools/Web_Console web console] and look for messages under the Security tab. __TOC__ =How to turn Tracking Protection off= Tracking Protection is enabled automatically for Private Browsing windows. You may choose to disable Tracking Protection for a particular site or for all sites. Since Private Browsing mode doesn’t keep any information about your browsing session, when you disable Tracking Protection for a site, it only lasts for the session. When you start a new Private Browsing session, Tracking Protection will be turned on for all sites. ==Turn off Tracking Protection for individual sites== #The shield icon will appear when Firefox is actively blocking trackers on a page. Click the shield icon to bring up the Control Center. #In the Control Center, click {button Disable protection for this session}. #;[[Image:Disable tracking protection 42]] #Once Tracking Protection is disabled, a shield icon with red strikethrough [[Image:tracking protection off fxos]] will appear in your address bar. {note}'''To re-enable Tracking Protection''', click the shield icon again and click {button Enable Protection}.{/note} ==Turn off Tracking Protection for all sites== #Click the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]], followed by {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for}. #Click Privacy, then uncheck the box next to '''Use Tracking Protection in Private Windows'''. #;[[Image:privacy menu tp]] #Close the tab to save your changes. {note}You can also turn off Tracking Protection by going to the Private Browsing home page (''about:privatebrowsing'') and clicking the link that says '''Turn Tracking Protection Off'''. You may turn Tracking Protection back on via the same link.{/note}