This article provides an overview of what’s included in your system settings, where you can control data collection and usage on desktop; guidance is also available for mobile.

Manage settings involving data collection on desktop

To manage technical and interaction data, studies, the daily usage ping and the automatic sending of crash reports:

First, open the Privacy & Security settings

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. On the left-hand side, click Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll down to the Firefox Data Collection and Use section.

   

Next, choose what to share

Uncheck or check the following options based on your preferences:

• Send technical and interaction data to Mozilla – Helps improve Firefox features, performance and stability. For details, see Manage technical and interaction data collection settings in Firefox.
  This setting also enables the following two options:
  • Allow personalized extension recommendations – Provides tailored extension suggestions.
  • Install and run studies – Allows Mozilla to test experimental features before public release. For details, see About Studies.
• Send daily usage ping to Mozilla – Helps Mozilla estimate the number of active users. For details, see Manage daily usage ping data collection settings in Firefox.
• Automatically send crash reports – Sends crash data to help diagnose and fix browser issues. For details, see Crash reports in Firefox for Desktop.

Manage sponsored content data, recent activity and weather

First, open the New Tab content settings

1. Click the gear pencil icon on the bottom right corner of your New Tab page.
2. A panel will open, showing content you can customize.

Next, adjust the following options

1. Click the toggle next to a section to switch it on or off to show or hide that section. To opt in or opt out of sponsored content, check or uncheck those options.
   • Shortcuts > Sponsored shortcuts – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored shortcuts on the New Tab page. For details, see Sponsors on the home page and New Tab page.
   • Recommended stories > Sponsored stories – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored stories on the New Tab page. For details, see Pocket sponsored stories on new tabs.
   • Recent activity – Provides the ability to turn on or off thumbnails displaying recent downloads, sites or bookmarks. For details, see Customize items on Firefox > Recent Activity.
   • Weather – Provides the ability to turn on or off the weather widget. For details, see Customize items on Firefox > Weather.

   

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