{"id":350440,"date":"2021-10-08T18:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T18:05:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:05:28","slug":"firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/","title":{"rendered":"#Firefox Now Sends Your Address Bar Keystrokes to Mozilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f8692ce4f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f8692ce4f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/#How_Firefox_Suggest_Works\" >How Firefox Suggest Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/#What_Data_Is_Firefox_Sending_to_Mozilla\" >What Data Is Firefox Sending to Mozilla?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/#How_to_Disable_Firefox_Suggest\" >How to Disable Firefox Suggest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-now-sends-your-address-bar-keystrokes-to-mozilla\/#Mozilla_Promises_Privacy\" >Mozilla Promises Privacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Firefox Now Sends Your Address Bar Keystrokes to Mozilla&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-760437 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shutterstock_1486183517.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shutterstock_1486183517.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shutterstock_1486183517.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Firefox logo in front of a Mozilla office building in San Francisco.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/august-21-2019-san-francisco-ca-1486183517\" data-credittext=\"Sundry Photography\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/august-21-2019-san-francisco-ca-1486183517\">Sundry Photography\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Firefox now sends more data than you might think to Mozilla. To power Firefox Suggest, Firefox sends the keystrokes you type into your address bar, your location information, and more to Mozilla\u2019s servers. Here\u2019s exactly what Firefox is sharing and how to control it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Firefox_Suggest_Works\"><\/span>How Firefox Suggest Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This change was made as part of the introduction of Firefox Suggest in Firefox 93, released on October 5, 2021. As part of Firefox Suggest, Firefox is getting ads in your search bar\u2014but that\u2019s not the only thing that will be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> to longtime Firefox users.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/products\/firefox\/firefox-news\/firefox-suggest\/\">Mozilla<\/a>, \u201cFirefox Suggest acts as a trustworthy guide to the better web, surfacing relevant information and sites to help people accomplish their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reality, what that means is, when you start typing in your address bar, you won\u2019t just see the standard search suggestions from Google or your current search default engine. You\u2019ll also see \u201cFirefox Suggest\u201d results pointing to web pages. Some of them are sponsored ads, but you can disable the ads.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-760428 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/firefox-suggest-moz-2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Firefox suggest address bar results.\" width=\"650\" height=\"395\" data-credittext=\"Mozilla\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Mozilla<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Data_Is_Firefox_Sending_to_Mozilla\"><\/span>What Data Is Firefox Sending to Mozilla?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Firefox Suggest is on by default. Mozilla\u2019s blog post on the subject says Firefox Suggest is an \u201copt-in experience,\u201d which was the case in September 2021\u2014but it\u2019s now enabled by default in Firefox 93.<\/p>\n<p>However, as of Firefox 93\u2019s release in October 2021, Firefox Suggest is only enabled in the USA\u2014for now.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that, for many years, Firefox and other web browsers have had search suggestions in their address bar. So, when you start typing \u201cwin\u201d in your address bar, you may see suggestions for \u201cWindows 11\u201d and \u201cWindow repair.\u201d This is accomplished by sending keystrokes to your default search engine as you type in the search bar, as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/search-suggestions-firefox\">Mozilla\u2019s support site explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, all major browsers now use a combined address and search bar. So, if you\u2019re typing in the address of a sensitive website to go directly there, your keystrokes as you type will be sent to your default search engine and your search engine may be able to determine the website address you\u2019re typing in manually.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox Suggest is just more of that. In addition to sending your keystrokes to Google or whatever your default search engine is, Firefox will also send them to Mozilla. Both your search engine of choice and Mozilla will return suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla is also providing contextual suggestions, for which it needs more data, including the city you\u2019re located in and whether you\u2019re clicking its suggestions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To deliver contextual suggestions, Firefox will need to send Mozilla new data, specifically, what you type into the search bar, city-level location data to know what\u2019s nearby and relevant, as well as whether you click on a suggestion and which suggestion you click on.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Firefox_Suggest\"><\/span>How to Disable Firefox Suggest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can disable Firefox\u2019s suggested results, if you like. This will stop Mozilla from collecting the data you type in your search bar, and it will also disable the suggested results and ads.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, open Firefox and click menu &gt; Settings. Select \u201cPrivacy &amp; Security\u201d in the left pane, and scroll down to \u201cAddress Bar \u2014 Firefox Suggest.\u201d Disable \u201cContextual suggestions\u201d and \u201cInclude occasional sponsored suggestions\u201d to stop Firefox from sending data to Mozilla.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_tip\"><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> To stop Firefox from sending your keystrokes to your default search engine (Google or whatever else it is) as you type in your address bar, click \u201cChange preferences for search engine suggestions\u201d here and uncheck the \u201cProvide search suggestions\u201d option, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-760436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/firefox-contextual.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Uncheck &quot;Contextual suggestions.&quot;\" width=\"648\" height=\"445\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mozilla_Promises_Privacy\"><\/span>Mozilla Promises Privacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Mozilla promises not to misuse your data:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2026.we will collect only the data that we need to operate, update and improve the functionality of Firefox Suggest and the overall user experience based on our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/about\/policy\/lean-data\/\">Lean Data<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/privacy\/principles\/\">Data Privacy Principles<\/a>. We will also continue to be transparent about our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/privacy\/principles\/\">data and data collection practices<\/a> as we develop this new feature.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That all sounds great, but then, if Mozilla were truly as transparent as possible about its data collection practices, would you be learning about Firefox Suggest from an article like this one instead of seeing a clear message in Firefox itself?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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