{"id":469245,"date":"2022-06-30T17:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/firefox-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:10:38","slug":"firefox-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Firefox continues its fight for privacy by automatically stripping URL trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3558bdb0ebd\" 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-6a3558bdb0ebd\" 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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers\/#%E2%80%9CFirefox_continues_its_fight_for_privacy_by_automatically_stripping_URL_trackers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Firefox continues its fight for privacy by automatically stripping URL trackers&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/firefox-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers\/#Greetings_tech_nerd\" >Greetings, tech nerd!<\/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-continues-its-fight-for-privacy-by-automatically-stripping-url-trackers\/#Privacy_at_the_top_of_the_list\" >Privacy at the top of the list<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFirefox_continues_its_fight_for_privacy_by_automatically_stripping_URL_trackers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Firefox continues its fight for privacy by automatically stripping URL trackers&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Mozilla has rolled out <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/102.0\/releasenotes\/\">Firefox version 102<\/a>, which takes an extra step in preventing websites from tracking your movements on the web.<\/p>\n<p>The new version automatically s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s query parameters in a URL string. These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of letters, numbers, and symbols following the question mark at the second part of certain URLs. For example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>https:\/\/thuishaven.nl\/16-juli-thuishaven-zomer-technospecial-w-colin-benders-nachtshow\/<strong>?fbclid=IwAR3Q7R2K9A5pe6FWNnJOFiWxSXBzEJ44hbJmmbqVDmD1TKdhliwEWLhmCac<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Query parameters open a pervasive window into your online privacy and can feed your personal data to sites that are keeping tabs on user behavior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper plugged channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads.tnw\/uploads\/Plugged-In1.gif\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/src=\" https:=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<h2 class=\"channel-cta-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greetings_tech_nerd\"><\/span>Greetings, tech nerd!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">Are you into gadgets? And <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s? And other cool tech stuff? Then this weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter is for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To activate the new anti-tracking feature, go to Firefox Settings, click on Privacy &amp; Security, and change Enhanced Tracking Protection to Strict.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1388869 js-lazy\" alt=\"Firefox version 102\" width=\"1101\" height=\"691\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18.png 1101w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-280x176.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-215x135.png 215w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-796x500.png 796w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1388869\" https:=\"\" alt=\"Firefox version 102\" width=\"1101\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18.png 1101w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-280x176.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-215x135.png 215w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.39.18-796x500.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Mind you, query parameters won\u2019t be stripped in private browsing, even with the Strict Mode activated.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the feature in Private Mode, type \u201cabout:config\u201d in the address bar, and then \u201cstrip\u201d in the search function. Set the third option to \u201ctrue,\u201d and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1388870 js-lazy\" alt=\"Firefox 102\" width=\"1272\" height=\"471\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04.png 1272w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-280x104.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-270x100.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-540x200.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-796x295.png 796w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1388870\" https:=\"\" alt=\"Firefox 102\" width=\"1272\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04.png 1272w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-280x104.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-270x100.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-540x200.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-30-at-13.42.04-796x295.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Mozilla warns that some sites might not work properly when using Enhanced Tracking Protection in Strict Mode. In that case, you can switch back to Standard, which doesn\u2019t offer the anti-tracking feature.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_at_the_top_of_the_list\"><\/span>Privacy at the top of the list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Firefox\u2019s default privacy settings are more proactive than those of other mainstream browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Safari.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, it blocks <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> trackers, cryptominers, fingerprinters, cross-site and third-party cookies, and overall tracking content in all windows.<\/p>\n<p>So is it bulletproof? No, no browser fully is.<\/p>\n<p>And even with the new updated version, you have to tweak most of the security settings yourself in Strict or Custom Mode. Brave, on the other hand, offers these options by default.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, if privacy is your main concern Firefox does a stellar job and we can expect further improvements in the future. Especially if you\u2019re considering getting away from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/25\/business\/google-topics-chrome-tracking.html\">Chrome\u2019s (or Google\u2019s) constant monitoring<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\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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