wraggster
November 6th, 2015, 22:11
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f0d730ba55898a63e749d04575e25b15/202479867/firefox-private-browsing.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/03/firefox-tracking-protection-arrives/)
Psst: the private browsing mode in your current web browser probably isn't that private. It'll (usually (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/chrome-for-ios-bug-reveals-private-browsing-history/)) get rid of your history and cookies, but it won't prevent cross-site trackers from getting a feel for what you're doing. However, you now have an easy way to deal with that -- Mozilla has released (https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2015/11/03/firefox-now-offers-a-more-private-browsing-experience/) a finished version of Firefox with its promised stricter Private Browsing mode (http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/15/firefox-private-browsing-experiment/). Switch it on and you'll get tracking protection that blocks code from those ads and social services that follow you from site to site. There's also a central control panel on the desktop for managing privacy and security, including the option to turn tracking protection off if it's breaking an important page.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/03/firefox-tracking-protection-arrives/
Psst: the private browsing mode in your current web browser probably isn't that private. It'll (usually (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/chrome-for-ios-bug-reveals-private-browsing-history/)) get rid of your history and cookies, but it won't prevent cross-site trackers from getting a feel for what you're doing. However, you now have an easy way to deal with that -- Mozilla has released (https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2015/11/03/firefox-now-offers-a-more-private-browsing-experience/) a finished version of Firefox with its promised stricter Private Browsing mode (http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/15/firefox-private-browsing-experiment/). Switch it on and you'll get tracking protection that blocks code from those ads and social services that follow you from site to site. There's also a central control panel on the desktop for managing privacy and security, including the option to turn tracking protection off if it's breaking an important page.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/03/firefox-tracking-protection-arrives/