Firefox 90 SmartBlock 2.0: The most important tracking protection that browsers offer is Private Browsing, a mode of incognito browsing that often prevents third parties and even the browser itself from tracking your online activity. This privacy measure isn't perfect and sometimes hinders functionality.
The new SmartBlock 2.0 for Firefox 90 promises to protect your privacy even in the most demanding services like Facebook.
Just like Google, Facebook offers one-on-one or SSO features that allow you to create new accounts on other services through Facebook. This feature often uses cookies, which precludes Firefox's private browsing feature. Things get even more complicated because Facebook is on the list of known Disconnect trackers that Firefox uses to identify the scripts of sites it should block.
Unfortunately, this makes some websites appear distorted, especially those that use Facebook to facilitate sign-up for their services. These include Etsy, Pinterest, and others. On these sites, it is quite inconvenient or even impossible for users to connect to Safe Browsing . In other words, Firefox users until recently had to choose between protecting their privacy or using these sites.
SmartBlock 2.0 will help you as it can connect you to these sites without sacrificing your privacy. Private browsing in Firefox still blocks all Facebook scripts, but when it detects a Facebook connection, it only unlocks the login script so you can continue as normal.
This exception only works for Facebook Links to Private Browsing.
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