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Privacy victory as Firefox plots system to stop firms tracking what you look at online

Posted on December 1, 2010July 3, 2025 by Dissent

Daniel Bates reports:

The makers of the web-browser Firefox are working on a system which will allow Internet users to stop themselves from being tracked on-line.

Mozilla wants to build a mechanism which will allow people to opt out of companies secretly monitoring which websites they visit, currently a common practice.

Internet giants like Google and Facebook use such information to sell targeted adverts and make money without ever asking the consent of the user.

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