Tracking Protection in FirefoxFor Privacy and Performance
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Protecting user privacy from online tracking
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Tracking protection for Firefox
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User visits are tracked across sites
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Tracked user gets personalized third-party content
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Tracking leaks 40% of browsing history to third parties
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Users don’t appreciate being stalked online
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Network attackers piggyback on user tracking
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Blocking cookies is not enough
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Users exposed to significantly fewer third parties
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Users exposed to significantly fewer third parties
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