Mozilla Firefox is the most popular Internet browser and the strongest competitor to Google browser Chrome understanding in a constant state of competition to provide unique features for users, including privacy features to protect user data while browsing.
Web sites now require as many permissions as smart phone applications do . They want to access your webcam to enable you to make video calls, want to know where you are to provide accurate local information, and so on.
However, you may not be familiar with how to manage and avoid these risks, so we’ll learn how to restrict cookies and other data that can be saved locally on your laptop through Firefox. It’s up to you if you want to allow sites to track your identity across To customize the ads you see best, but generally prefer to be always aware of the options available to protect your personal data.
How to control cookies on Firefox:
While access to the microphone or your device to your laptop geographical location is easy, you may not be aware of how important cookies are cookies that are a files created by websites you visit, to lend more easily to your online experience from While saving browsing information.
Reasons for using cookie websites:
- Save your username and password to keep you logged in
- Remember your location preferences
- Create a profile for you and your online activities
- These reasons mean that many web users prefer to restrict the use of cookies, especially when it comes to “third-party” cookies that can follow you through multiple websites, where advertisers can see what you’re looking for on Google Amazon or other sites, so most web browsers give you controls for cookies.
To see what permissions you’ve given to any website through Firefox, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Firefox browser on your device
- Open any Web site that you use constantly
- Click on the lock icon located on the north of the address bar of this location, usually a lock that indicates that the location you are using is secure, but sometimes it may be a different icon such as the “i”.
- Press the gear next to the option permissions code Permissions for a more detailed look at the permissions provided by the sites
- A new tab will open up a long list of access controls, including location, camera, microphone, notifications, voice, and more
- Click the Settings option next to each item to make any changes you want or remove sites one by one
- You can remove all permissions once, by checking the box next to Prevent access services from accessing your browser Prevent access services from accessing your browser
- You will see a pop-up window asking you to restart your browser. To save changes, press the Restart Firefox Now button
How to turn off cookies for all sites in Firefox:
Initially, if the cookies option is turned on, you need to clear all the data in the History history to clear the cookies, the browsing history, the cache, etc., all at once, and then select the option to block cookies Block cookies and site data.
To clear your history and turn off cookies for all sites in Firefox, follow these steps:
- Open Firefox on your device
- Click the Settings and Options menu icon, which is three lines in the top-right corner of the Firefox window
- Press Options
- Click on the tab Privacy and Security
- Scroll down to the Cookies and Site Data section
- Press the Clear Data button
- A pop-up window will appear, make sure to check the boxes in it to clear your cookies and cache
- Then confirm this by pressing the Clear button
Once you’ve finished these steps, count back to this window and block cookies for all sites you visit in the future to protect your data:
- From within the Firefox browser settings tab and under the Privacy and Security
- Scroll down to the Cookies and Site Data section
- Check the box next to the Block cookies and site data option
Once you’ve completed this step, you’ll be able to block cookies created by the websites you visit.