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Mozilla has released a version of Firefox 72 that has fingerprint protection enabled by default.
Recall that one of the main innovations in Firefox 69 last year was the inclusion by default of the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature, which automatically blocks third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers. Blocking technologies that create digital fingerprints, users could then turn off at will.
Scripts developed to track the digital fingerprint of the browser collect the unique characteristics of the browser and device in order to further use this information to identify the user. Data collected includes screen size, browser and operating system type, installed fonts, and other device characteristics.
The information collected allows companies to track users for extended periods of time, even after the browser data has been cleared.
With Firefox 72's improved user privacy protections, businesses will no longer be able to collect device information using JavaScript and will no longer receive information discovered through network requests (such as a user's IP address).
The protection is provided in partnership with Project Disconnect, a leading list of companies caught in user browser fingerprint and cross-site tracking. Firefox now blocks all requests related to these technologies.
Among other things, Firefox 72 also fixes 11 vulnerabilities, including those related to memory corruption, bugs in the Windows keyboard, problems with CSP (Content Security Policy) policies, etc.
Recall that one of the main innovations in Firefox 69 last year was the inclusion by default of the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature, which automatically blocks third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers. Blocking technologies that create digital fingerprints, users could then turn off at will.
Scripts developed to track the digital fingerprint of the browser collect the unique characteristics of the browser and device in order to further use this information to identify the user. Data collected includes screen size, browser and operating system type, installed fonts, and other device characteristics.
The information collected allows companies to track users for extended periods of time, even after the browser data has been cleared.
With Firefox 72's improved user privacy protections, businesses will no longer be able to collect device information using JavaScript and will no longer receive information discovered through network requests (such as a user's IP address).
The protection is provided in partnership with Project Disconnect, a leading list of companies caught in user browser fingerprint and cross-site tracking. Firefox now blocks all requests related to these technologies.
Among other things, Firefox 72 also fixes 11 vulnerabilities, including those related to memory corruption, bugs in the Windows keyboard, problems with CSP (Content Security Policy) policies, etc.
