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'''Objective''' | '''Objective''' | ||
Websites need to be able to deliver and monetize the content they create. Users want more protection from online. Tracking Protection is a new platform-level technology that blocks HTTP loads at the network level. Coupled with a user-declared opt-out, such as Do Not Track, we will explore various paths that can provide users with more safety while allowing websites to reliably deliver ads that meet or exceed consumer's tracking preferences. | Websites need to be able to deliver and monetize the content they create. Users want more protection from online tracking. Tracking Protection is a new platform-level technology that blocks HTTP loads at the network level. Coupled with a user-declared opt-out, such as Do Not Track, we will explore various paths that can provide users with more safety while allowing websites to reliably deliver ads that meet or exceed consumer's tracking preferences. | ||
'''Implementation''' | '''Implementation''' | ||
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'''Enabling Tracking Protection''' | '''Enabling Tracking Protection''' | ||
Tracking Protection is enabled as the active experiment once users opt-in to Polaris in [https://nightly.mozilla.org/ Firefox Nightly]. To enable Polaris, enter "about:config" in the address bar and then search for | Tracking Protection is enabled as the active experiment once users opt-in to Polaris in [https://nightly.mozilla.org/ Firefox Nightly]. To enable Polaris, enter "about:config" in the address bar and then search for browser.polaris.enabled. Set this value to "true" and restart Nightly. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct Detailed directions for enabling Polaris]. | ||
==== Tor Project Support ==== | ==== Tor Project Support ==== | ||