Firefox just became the most secure browser in the world, or so Mozilla has been saying so far. the recent integration of Total Cookie Protection, or full cookie protection, which will make your time on the Internet less traceable.
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This new function of the Mozilla browser manages to separate cookies from each website to separate them and that websites cannot access all those that are stored on your computer, only those that have been generated.
firefox team has been working on Total Cookie Protection since 2015,
Websites will only be able to access their own cookies
Cookies are the tool used by many websites to track your internet activity and provide you with targeted advertisements. That is to say, it is what makes you see ads on any product website you searched on other pages
This new feature makes websites they can only access cookies that they have created themselves, prevent tracking companies from tracking your movements to serve you advertising.
Total Cookie Protection would, for example, prevent Amazon advertisements from appearing on other websites featuring the products you searched for. The company succeeded separate the cookie storage space from each other,
The company described it as a balanced solution to eliminate the abuse of cookies with respect to advertising, but allow them to exist so that they conform to less invasive uses of them.
You can now use Firefox desktop browser on your computer benefiting from this greater protection will separate cookies from the websites you visit to prevent privacy abuse.
- Download Firefox for PC or Mac.
It’s worth noting that while this feature is new to desktop systems, it’s been around on Android for a few months, but not in the main Firefox app. In fact, the company has been working on Total Cookie Protection since 2015.
A function that you can already test on Android
Although Mozilla did not bring this feature to Firefox’s main Android app, yes you can try via one of the browser’s sister applications: Firefox Focus.
- Download Firefox Focus from Google Play.
We have already spoken to you on the occasion of this application, which incorporates the new security features of the company, as in this case with Cookie Total Protection.
You do not need to activate this protection against cookies in any part of the configuration, as this is enabled by default. The feature should make its way to the Firefox app in the near future.
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