Firefox 'Tracking Protection' feature

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Firefox has been offering a 'Do Not Track' option for quite a while (under Tools / Options / Privacy ).  The problem is that websites were not required to honor that request. Firefox has now added an new feature, called 'Tracking PROTECTION', which uses a blocklist to actively block domains and sites that are known to track users. For details --- including how to activate this feature --- see https://finance.yahoo.com/news/firefox-helps-cover-assets-latest-174857917.html

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Firefox’s optional Tracking Protection reduces load time for top news sites by 44%

A duo of former Mozilla software engineers "found that with Tracking Protection enabled, the Alexa top 200 news sites saw a 67.5 percent reduction in the number of HTTP cookies set. Furthermore, performance benefits included a 44 percent median reduction in page load time and 39 percent reduction in data usage".

http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/24/firefoxs-optional-tracking-protection-reduces-load-time-for-top-news-sites-by-44/

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Firefox’s optional Tracking Protection reduces load time for top news sites by 44%

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