Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
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Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#2Reminds me of what Google Chrome (and others browsers) did for cache. That's clever, not 100% sure this will prevent tracking, but at least it makes tracker's life a bit harder.
Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#3How does this relate to the existing tracking protection settings - should I turn off "block all third party cookies"?
That setting breaks a few things, but mostly works OK. I'm confused which protection level this new capability corellates to.
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#4I wonder why Microsoft doesn't make Edge a privacy-oriented browser. I'm surprised they think they can make more from the data economy than they would gain by seriously hurting Google et al.
Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#5Reminds me of what Google Chrome (and others browsers) did for cache. That's clever, not 100% sure this will prevent tracking, but at least it makes tracker's life a bit harder.
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Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#6How does this relate to the existing tracking protection settings - should I turn off "block all third party cookies"? That setting breaks a few things, but mostly works OK. I'm confused which protection level this new capability corellates to.
This might help:
>Total Cookie Protection offers additional privacy protections beyond those provided by our existing anti-tracking features. Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP), which we launched in 2018, works by blocking trackers based on a maintained list. If a party is on that list, they lose the ability to use third-party cookies. ETP was a huge privacy win for Firefox users, but we’ve known this approach has some shortcomings. If a tracker for some reason isn’t on that list, they can still track users and violate their privacy. And if an attacker wants to thwart ETP, they can set up a new tracking domain that isn’t on the list. Total Cookie Protection avoids these problems by restricting the functionality for all cookies, not just for those on a defined list.
Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#7Does this affect single-sign-on implementations?
Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#8I wonder why Microsoft doesn't make Edge a privacy-oriented browser. I'm surprised they think they can make more from the data economy than they would gain by seriously hurting Google et al.
They have a private experience setup available(not private mode).I don't remember name but as soon as you install edge, it asks what level privacy you want to manage. That I guess should be fine.
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#9I really want to enable resist fingerprinting, unfortunately it disables dark theming on github, ddg and other websites.
I wish I could add an exception rule to this...
Re: Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
#10Reminds me of what Google Chrome (and others browsers) did for cache. That's clever, not 100% sure this will prevent tracking, but at least it makes tracker's life a bit harder.
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