In an effort to make Firefox one of the most privately owned and secure browsers in the world, Mozilla has announced today the release of the privacy feature "Total Cookie Protection" by default for all users of every desktop.
One of Firefox's strongest privacy features, Total Cookie Protection was first introduced with the Firefox 86 version of the open-source web browser, expanded to the Private Browsing feature with Firefox 89, and further improved in Firefox 91 to prevent leaks data.
If you haven't heard yet, Total Cookie Protection protects your privacy by limiting them cookies on the site where they are created. This prevents them Companies tracking to use the cookies of all the websites you visit to track your browsing activity as you switch pages.
Privacy was originally enabled in Firefox only when you enabled the browser's privacy mode. However, as of today, the operation anti-tracking is enabled by default to use Firefox on all desktop platforms (Linux, macOS and Windows) worldwide, without changing anything or affecting your web browsing experience.
"With Total Cookie Protection as the default for all users, Firefox now leaves Chrome and Edge in the dust when it comes to privacy protection," Mozilla said in a press release.
"Mozilla believes that while advertising is central to the Internet economy, consumer privacy should not be optional. Total Cookie Protection works by creating a separate 'cookie jar' for each site you visit. Instead of allowing trackers to link your behavior across multiple sites, they can only see your behavior on individual sites."
Total Cookie Protection will be enabled by default in the Firefox desktop installation via Mozilla Test Pilot. Basically, you need to do nothing but run Firefox and enjoy unattended browsing.
