Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by Bender » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 2:39 PM UTC

Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0
blog.mozilla.org

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by tarkin2 » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 2:59 PM UTC

I understand: cookies are deleted every 24 hours unless you’ve visited the site before in the last 45 days.

Does this mean if I visit a site twice the cookie stays but otherwise it’s gone in 24 hours?

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by bzb3 » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 2:59 PM UTC

I'm waiting for it to get so good that it becomes effective at removing the ads Mozilla added to the new tab page.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by dkdk8283 » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:01 PM UTC

bzb3 wrote: post #3

I'm waiting for it to get so good that it becomes effective at removing the ads Mozilla added to the new tab page.

How else do they pay developers?

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by dependenttypes » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:06 PM UTC

I never understood this feature. Why not use an addon instead? Ublock origin for example is much better compared to the firefox tracking protection.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by ocdtrekkie » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

dependenttypes wrote: post #5

I never understood this feature. Why not use an addon instead? Ublock origin for example is much better compared to the firefox tracking protection.

Because the default should be to block tracking. We just shouldn't allow it. Imagine someone telling you a popup blocker (something even IE8 had standard) should be acquire separately.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by Wowfunhappy » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

bzb3 wrote: post #3

I'm waiting for it to get so good that it becomes effective at removing the ads Mozilla added to the new tab page.

Tracking Protection is quite explicitly not an ad blocker. It blocks tracking, and that's not the same thing.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by ceejayoz » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

dependenttypes wrote: post #5

I never understood this feature. Why not use an addon instead? Ublock origin for example is much better compared to the firefox tracking protection.

> Why not use an addon instead?

The general population has no idea such an addon is necessary. I applaud Mozilla including at least basic privacy blocking by default now.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by bzb3 » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

dkdk8283 wrote: post #4

bzb3 wrote: post #3

I'm waiting for it to get so good that it becomes effective at removing the ads Mozilla added to the new tab page.

How else do they pay developers?

With the huge paycheck they get from Google every year.

Re: Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

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Post by ziddoap » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

bzb3 wrote: post #3

I'm waiting for it to get so good that it becomes effective at removing the ads Mozilla added to the new tab page.

As another user pointed out, this is anti-tracking not anti-advertisement.

I can't help but wonder why you don't just go to the front page of your settings, and select "Blank page" on the "New tab" field though. Unless I am misunderstanding where you are talking about.