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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. The 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. This is called [[Third-party trackers|cross-site tracking]]. {note}'''Note:''' Cross-site tracking cookies are now disabled by default for all Firefox users. See [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]] for more information about how Firefox protects you against tracking.{/note} When third-party cookies are disabled, it can stop some, but not all types of tracking. If you are concerned about tracking, see also [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]], [[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop]] and [[Trackers and scripts Firefox blocks in Enhanced Tracking Protection]]. =Disable third-party cookies= To block cross-site trackers or all third-party cookies: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;{for not fx98}[[Image:Privacy & Security]]{/for}{for fx98}[[Image:Fx98settingsETP]]{/for} #Under ''[[Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop|Enhanced Tracking Protection]]'', select the '''Custom''' radio button. #Check '''Cookies''' and use the drop-down menu to select the types of cookies you wish to block.{for not fx97} The default setting is ''Cross-site tracking cookies — includes social media cookies''.{/for} #;{for not fx97}[[Image:Fx87ETPcustom-cookies]]{/for}{for =fx97,=fx98,=fx99,=fx100,=fx101}[[Image:Fx97settings-ETPcustomCookies]]{/for}{for fx102}[[Image:Fx102settings-ETPcustomCookies]]{/for} #*To block all third-party cookies, select '''All third-party cookies''' <!-- (may cause websites to break) -->from the drop-down. #[[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {note}'''Note:''' Firefox also includes [https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ Total Cookie Protection], which creates a “cookie jar” for every website. This feature keeps cookies in the site where they were created so that they can't track you across websites. Total Cookie protection is enabled when the {for not fx97}''Cross-site cookies — includes social media cookies''{/for}{for fx97}''Cross-site tracking cookies, and isolate other cross-site cookies''{/for} setting is selected.<!--https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1740828#c1 -->{/note} =Enable third-party cookies for specific sites= Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked{for not fx97}, even with the default setting, ''Cross-site tracking cookies — includes social media cookies''{/for}. To turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for a specific website: #Visit the website. #Click on the shield [[Image:Fx89ShieldIcon]] to the left of the address bar. #;[[Image:Fx91ETPtoggle-on]] #Toggle the switch [[Image:Fx91ETPbluetoggle]] at the top of the panel. This will turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site.<br>The page will reload automatically and allow trackers on this site only. #;[[Image:Fx91SiteFixedSendReport]] Follow the same process to turn Enhanced Tracking Protection back on.