The organization has the same stance this time. Mozilla wanted add-on developers to re-introduce the functionality to Firefox for users who made use of it back then. Mozilla removed the popular keyword.url parameter in Firefox 23 for instance which allowed you to set a different search provider in the address bar than the one used by the search form of the browser.
This is not the first time that long-standing preferences have been removed from Firefox. To also enable the feature in Private Mode, enter about:config in the address bar, search for strip, and set the ‘ privacy.query_‘ option to true, as shown below.The functionality to change the New Tab page in Firefox is still available to add-on developers who can create or modify extensions for the browser to provide users with that functionality. You can enable Query Parameter Stripping by going into Settings, clicking “Privacy & Security,” and then changing “Enhanced Tracking Protection” to “Strict.”Īlso, the article states that tracking parameters will not be taken away in Private browsing, even after clicking “Strict.” How to enable in Private Mode How to enable Query Parameter Strippingīleeping Computer states that the new privacy enhancement is part of Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection. Called Query Parameter Stripping, these sites can no longer track what links you click when browsing on Firefox once you’ve enabled the feature. Companies do this in order to provide users with a more personalized ad experience online. This new tool strips parameters from URLs that track your internet usage.Īccording to an article from Bleeping Computer,companies like Facebook, Marketo, and HubSpot use custom URL query parameters to track links on clicks. In the release of Mozilla Firefox 102 comes an important new privacy feature for users.
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