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How to view what trackers are on a page and how to turn Tracking Protection on or off.
How to view what trackers are on a page and how to turn Tracking Protection on or off.
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Firefox Focus' Tracking Protection blocks trackers that follow you across multiple websites.
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=How do I know if Tracking Protection is on or off?=
When you visit a website, you’ll see a shield in your address bar. When Tracking Protection is on, the shield will be accompanied by the number of trackers it is blocking on that page:
;[[Image:shield url focus ios]]
*If the shield is accompanied by a 0, that page has no trackers.
*If the shield has a line through it [[Image:tracking protection off]], it means Tracking Protection is off and not blocking any trackers.
=Turn Tracking Protection off or on=
#Tap the shield in the address bar to open the ''Tracking Protection'' panel.
#Tap the switch next to '''Tracking Protection''' to turn it off or on (Blue [[Image:switchonios]] means it's on).
If you turn Tracking Protection off, it will remain off until you tap '''Erase''' or close Firefox Focus.
=View the types of trackers on a page=
Tap the shield to open the ''Tracking Protection'' panel. The panel will tell you what kind of trackers are on that page: Ad trackers, analytics trackers, social trackers or content trackers.
{note}[https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection Read more] about tracking and the standards Disconnect uses to create its list. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection#Lists Learn more] about the lists used by Firefox Focus for Tracking Protection.{/note}
Firefox Focus' Tracking Protection blocks trackers that follow you across multiple websites.
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=How do I know if Tracking Protection is on or off?=
When you visit a website, you’ll see a shield in your address bar. When Tracking Protection is on, the shield will be accompanied by the number of trackers it is blocking on that page:
;[[Image:shield url focus ios]]
*If the shield is accompanied by a 0, that page has no trackers.
*If the shield has a line through it [[Image:tracking protection off]], it means Tracking Protection is off and not blocking any trackers.
=Turn Tracking Protection off or on=
#Tap the shield in the address bar to open the ''Tracking Protection'' panel.
#Tap the switch next to '''Tracking Protection''' to turn it off or on (Blue [[Image:switchonios]] means it's on).
If you turn Tracking Protection off, it will remain off until you tap the trash icon in the toolbar or close Firefox Focus.
=View the types of trackers on a page=
Tap the shield to open the ''Tracking Protection'' panel. The panel will tell you what kind of trackers are on that page: Ad trackers, analytics trackers, social trackers or content trackers.
{note}[https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection Read more] about tracking and the standards Disconnect uses to create its list. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection#Lists Learn more] about the lists used by Firefox Focus for Tracking Protection.{/note}