{"id":62564,"date":"2019-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2019\/10\/22\/latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T02:46:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T02:46:31","slug":"latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center Letting You Track the Trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our push this year has been building privacy-centric features in our products that are on by default. With this move, we\u2019re taking the guesswork out of how to give yourself more privacy online thanks to always-on features like blocking third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers<\/a> also known as Enhanced Tracking Protection. Since July 2 we\u2019ve blocked more than 450 billion tracking requests that attempt to follow you around the web.<\/p>\n

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450 billion tracker have been blocked with Enhanced Tracking Protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Much of this work has been behind the scenes — practically invisible to you — making it so that whenever you use Firefox, the privacy protections are working for you in the background.<\/p>\n

But now with growing threats to your privacy, it\u2019s clear that you need more visibility into how you’re being tracked online so you can better combat it. That\u2019s why today we\u2019re introducing a new feature that offers you a free report outlining the number of third-party<\/a> and social media trackers<\/a> blocked automatically by the Firefox browser with Enhanced Tracking Protection.<\/p>\n

In some ways a browser is like a car, where the engine drives you to the places you want to go and a dashboard tells you the basics like how fast you\u2019re going or whether you need gas. Nowadays, most cars go beyond the basics, and dashboards tell you much more than ever, like when you need to brake or when a car is in your blind spot, essentially taking extra steps to protect you. Similar to a car\u2019s dashboard, we created an easy-to-view report within Firefox that shows you the extra steps it takes to protect you when you\u2019re online. So you can enjoy your time without worrying who\u2019s tracking you, potentially using your data or browsing history without your knowledge.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how Firefox\u2019s Privacy Protections report works for you:<\/h2>\n