Mozilla has released Firefox 69 with new security features to help protect your privacy online and stop advertisers from reviewing your actions across the web.
La Firefox Tracking Protection Tool It arrived in October of last year as an optional adjustment and in the testing phase, now it is ready and activated by default for Android and desktop users. It works by blocking third-party cookies, which monitor the actions you take while browsing.
Over time, third parties would create a unique profile with your data, which they would then use to sell or share, with or without your consent.
According to Mozilla, in the first tests more than 20% of users have chosen to enable tracking protection, so it has been chosen that the feature is activated for everyone unless the user deactivates it manually. When the function is working you will see a small blue shield in the address bar.
Tracking protection isn't the only security novelty in Firefox 69, cryptocurrency mining scripts are blocked by default.
Miners usurp your device's resources without permission when you enter an infected site and use a script to mine cryptocurrencies without your permission. Mozilla introduced the blocking tool in May, but it is already enabled by default in Firefox 69.
Mozilla also released anti-fingerprint technology in May, which prevents advertisers from using your security settings to follow you on the web. It has not been activated by default, but you can do so by entering the settings and setting the privacy and security to strict. L