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Firefox Focus Can Now Block Cross-Site Cookie Tracking

Mozilla's Total Cookie Protection feature has been added to the Android browser

By Rob Rich Rob Rich News Reporter College for Creative Studies Rob is a freelance tech reporter with experience writing for a variety of outlets, including IGN, Unwinnable, 148Apps, Gamezebo, Pocket Gamer, Fanbolt, Zam, and more.
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lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Software & Apps Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Mozilla has extended its Total Cookie Protection feature, which prevents cookies from tracking you between websites, to the Firefox Focus browser on Android. Cookies are the primary reason we might be searching for a product on one website, then suddenly see ads for said product on another, and they're a privacy concern for many. Mozilla addressed this last year by introducing its Total Cookie Protection feature for the Firefox web browser, but it was limited to personal computers.
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lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Software & Apps Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Mozilla has extended its Total Cookie Protection feature, which prevents cookies from tracking you between websites, to the Firefox Focus browser on Android. Cookies are the primary reason we might be searching for a product on one website, then suddenly see ads for said product on another, and they're a privacy concern for many. Mozilla addressed this last year by introducing its Total Cookie Protection feature for the Firefox web browser, but it was limited to personal computers.
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Well, now Android users can take advantage of the same protections as they've been added to the Firefox Focus mobile browser, which Mozilla touts as a mobile "companion app." AnVr / Getty Images The way Total Cookie Protection works is relatively straightforward (functionally, at least). The way Mozilla describes it is that most browsers have one large cookie jar that all websites can pull cookies (tracking data) from. Total Cookie Protection organizes all of those cookies so that each website has its own &#34;jar,&#34; which is the only source each site can pull from.
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Well, now Android users can take advantage of the same protections as they've been added to the Firefox Focus mobile browser, which Mozilla touts as a mobile "companion app." AnVr / Getty Images The way Total Cookie Protection works is relatively straightforward (functionally, at least). The way Mozilla describes it is that most browsers have one large cookie jar that all websites can pull cookies (tracking data) from. Total Cookie Protection organizes all of those cookies so that each website has its own "jar," which is the only source each site can pull from.
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So essentially, every website you visit can only track your activity when you&#39;re on that specific website—once you leave, that site can&#39;t see what you do elsewhere. Mozilla Things are a bit more complicated under the hood as many sites are built around being able to track you and wouldn&#39;t function properly otherwise.
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So essentially, every website you visit can only track your activity when you're on that specific website—once you leave, that site can't see what you do elsewhere. Mozilla Things are a bit more complicated under the hood as many sites are built around being able to track you and wouldn't function properly otherwise.
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But according to Mozilla, additional measures and workarounds are in place to keep everything working while still protecting your privacy. Total Cookie Protection is available now as part of the most recent Android version of Firefox Focus.
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But according to Mozilla, additional measures and workarounds are in place to keep everything working while still protecting your privacy. Total Cookie Protection is available now as part of the most recent Android version of Firefox Focus.
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