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== Private Browsing Mode == | == Private Browsing Mode == | ||
[[Private_Browsing|private browsing mode]] is a method whereby Firefox prevents session data from being written to local storage and protects the session data from online tracking. Because this is an important privacy feature, Firefox takes several steps to prevent a website from using the Payment Request API to discover whether private browsing mode is in force. In addition, several other protections are in place: | |||
* By default, Firefox does not save credit card data | * By default, Firefox does not save to local storage any information that the user enters (e.g., credit card data or shipping address when editing payment details). However, the user can override this default by clicking a checkbox in the appropriate screens. | ||
* Firefox does not | * Firefox does not automatically present in the user interface the last credit card and shipping address used at this website, even if that information is known to Firefox. | ||
* Firefox does not update storage metadata (e.g., the last-modified or last-used time for credit card data or shipping addresses). | |||
* Firefox does not update storage metadata. | |||
== Process Separation == | == Process Separation == | ||