Firefox is the first major browser to eliminate the “Do Not Track” (DNT) privacy option because most websites ignore it and activating it can actually reduce data protection. This comes from an update from a few days ago browser help page Outside. Starting with Firefox version 135 you will no longer be able to select the option; It has already disappeared in earlier pre-release versions. For users who value the protection of their privacy, those responsible at Firefox recommend checking the box “Instruct websites not to sell or pass on my data” directly via DNT in the current version.
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Less privacy instead of more
“Do Not Track” has been around for over ten years, and since Firefox version 4 you can use it to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked online. This option is available in other browsers as well. After several percent of users initially did so, the rate later declined. According to Firefox, “many websites” do not honor the request and it is not enforced. Firefox does not specify to what extent activating the option might reduce privacy, as explained on the help page.
Open letter: EU investigators want to circumvent encryption – and the mathThe sometimes contradictory handling of “Do Not Track” had been illustrated by the Berlin Regional Court only a year earlier. This has led the social network LinkedIn to declare that requests not to be tracked sent by the browser are not legally effective and will not be respected. Additionally, the court did not actually compel platforms to comply with DNT signals. The Federal Association of Consumer Organizations (vzbv), which initiated the proceedings, welcomed the decision and hailed it as a clear message. The desire not to be spied on while surfing has to be respected. Because so many websites see things differently, Firefox is now taking action.
The alternative data protection option Firefox is now promoting is being promoted under the auspices of “Global Privacy Controls.” The industrial alliance wants to disseminate a form of reduced “do not track” policy with specifications developed for this purpose. Anyone who checks the relevant box prompts the websites Travel information may not be given away or soldSignal is respected by an increasing number of websites and is even legally enforced in some jurisdictions. partly This also means antagonism against targeted, personalized advertisingIn German, the option in Firefox is called “Instruct websites not to sell or share my data”.
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