The Tracking Protection feature is available in Firefox 36, the current release channel version.

The Tracking Protection feature is available in Firefox 36, the current release channel version. It is not exposed in the preferences UI yet, but you can flip the "privacy.trackingprotection.enabled" about:config pref. To verify that Tracking Protection is working, visit cnn.com or nytimes.com and look for the shield icon in the address bar. On my laptop, cnn.com takes 18 seconds to load without tracking protection and 4 seconds with it. If you find a website that is broken by Tracking Protection, please file a bug on Bugzilla in the "Core :: DOM: Security" component. You can click the shield icon to disable Tracking Protection for individual websites. Tracking Protection is not an ad blocker, but some ads will be blocked as a side effect. Mozilla's prototype list is currently based on Disconnect's tracking list: http://services.disconnect.me/disconnect-plaintext.json Will Tracking Protection be enabled by default? I don't know. Mozilla must walk a narrow line between protecting user privacy and angering publishers such that they block Firefox users. (I work for Mozilla, but not on the Tracking Protection project.)

Posted by cpeterso on Apr 27, 2015, 10:00 PM

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