Firefox's Total Cookie Protection Now Available to All Users by Default

[MacRumors]

Mozilla today announced that it is rolling out Total Cookie Protection by default to all Firefox users worldwide, expanding on prior releases that included the Total Cookie Protection feature on an opt-in basis.

To use Total Cookie Protection prior to now, Firefox users could opt in to the Strict Tracking Protection feature, but it was not turned on for all users as a default setting. Mozilla has been testing Total Cookie Protection in Firefox for months with the opt-in functionality prior to rolling it out for everyone.

Total Cookie Protection is designed to prevent trackers from using cookies to track user browsing history across different websites.

According to Mozilla, the feature "builds a fence around cookies," and limits them to the site that you're browsing, preventing cross-site tracking. Firefox says that the Total Cookie Protection feature leaves "Chrome and Edge in the dust," and that it would like to see Google and Microsoft follow its lead to offer better protection for users. Apple's Safari browser has similar anti-tracking features that prevent cross-site tracking and hide a user's IP address.

Firefox can be downloaded from the Mozilla website for free.



Article Link: Firefox's Total Cookie Protection Now Available to All Users by Default

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Another reason why I use Firefox, aside from better plugin support.

 

[rpmurray]

I like how the graphic uses Facebook as the example.

 

[icanhazmac]

Yup, one of the biggest reasons I use FireFox. The only other browser I use is Brave for YouTube (on my MBP).

 

[WWPD]

This is not going to go down well for everyone..

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Still prefer using third party open source extensions to handle privacy vs any of these browser companies. I like iCloud Private Relay but technically it’s something you pay for with an iCloud+ subscription.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Wow! This is a nice one. I love Firefox. Been a long-time user now. It’s one of my go-to browser to use.

 

[rpmurray]

Anyone know who created the Firefox icon? I've always thought that was a nice piece of design work.

 

[macos9rules]

Anyone know who created the Firefox icon? I've always thought that was a nice piece of design work.

See here for some info on the logo: https://hicks.design/journal/firefox-logo

 

[johnscully]

Anyone know who created the Firefox icon? I've always thought that was a nice piece of design work.

One annoying thing though: The macOS icon is still the "old" style and looks odd compared to other app icons which are optimized for the new aesthetic since Big Sur.

 

[now i see it]

Enjoy your cookies while they exist. Google has plans to do away with them entirely and replace them with something that can’t be deleted.

 

[DaPizzaMan]

Still prefer using third party open source extensions to handle privacy vs any of these browser companies. I like iCloud Private Relay but technically it’s something you pay for with an iCloud+ subscription.

That is only useful on a subset of machines.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Enjoy your cookies while they exist. Google has plans to do away with them entirely and replace them with something that can’t be deleted.

Suuuuuuuure they will.

Listen, Google tried to kill adblockers for years, and time and time again workarounds were always found. They can try to stop cookie blockers all they want, but all they're doing is stalling the inevitable.

 

[andrewxgx]

Apple's Safari browser has similar anti-tracking features that prevent cross-site tracking and hide a user's IP address.

Safari doesnt even have proper 3rd party cookies prevention

Firefox might not be best browser out ther lately, but their tracking prevention is years ahead of any competition, Safari included

 

[Bustycat]

One annoying thing though: The macOS icon is still the "old" style and looks odd compared to other app icons which are optimized for the new aesthetic since Big Sur.

Still annoys me all the time. It’s now Firefox 101 but its icon remains pre-Big Sur style.

1648386 - Square icon for macOS Big Sur

RESOLVED (nobody) in Core - Widget: Cocoa. Last updated 2022-09-23.

bugzilla.mozilla.org

It is still not resolved after 2 years.

 

[webkit]

Listen, Google tried to kill adblockers for years, and time and time again workarounds were always found. They can try to stop cookie blockers all they want, but all they're doing is stalling the inevitable.

Ironically, Google is helping to fund these types of developments. Most of Mozilla's revenue comes from Google.

 

[_Spinn_]

Love Firefox! It is my go to browser since it has the best support for ad-blocking extensions and it is not just another Chrome clone.

 

[JosephAW]

So does this mean I could log into three different fb accounts at the same time?

 

[adrianlondon]

So does this mean I could log into three different fb accounts at the same time?

Yes. Or, more usefully, 3 different google accounts, none of which can see what any other tabs are doing.

Look into Multi-Account Containers, a default Firefox extension. It's brilliant.

This means you can be logged into Google for whatever, but your searches (done in other tabs) don't get recorded with your ID.

I, unfortunately, gave up on Safari for three main reasons.

1. Can't delete cookies on exit, and workarounds make creating a white-list very difficult
2. No uBlock Origin. (Has to be Origin, not the non-Origin one).
3. Pages often reload when swiping back in forums such as this one, leading to a slight refresh delay

I had to move away from Keychain though, but Bitwarden is a discovery. So much more useful than Keychain (for passwords).

 

[ThunderSkunk]

This and the option to automatically delete cookies after every session have been obvious solutions absent from Safari for years.

 

[M5RahuL]

Amazing browser and my fav! Just a bit annoyed that I can't read the reviews on Costco unless I switch to a different profile!

 

[krakenrelease]

Safari doesnt even have proper 3rd party cookies prevention

Firefox might not be best browser out ther lately, but their tracking prevention is years ahead of any competition, Safari included

Don't forget Brave

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

That is only useful on a subset of machines.

Any browser you can download an adblocker like AdGuard or uBlock Origin which has privacy/tracking prevention features is vastly beneficial. This should apply to every machine in existence.

 

[5232152]

I dont get why people allow to use the "plain" Firefox that is infested with suspicious crap. I switched to Waterfox until that got bought by a god damn marketing company. LibreWolf is basically the only player left to trust when it comes to browsers. Unfortunately.

 

[robd003]

Does this mean everytime you want to use a 3rd party tool like "Sign-In with GitHub" you're going to have to relogin to that 3rd party tool to get new cookies? (Which for people who use FIDO auth means having to drag out the USB dongle again)

If so then this is just going to suck.