Firefox 42, private browsing option with extreme anti-tracking

Mozilla introduces a new method of navigation on the stable version of Firefox, which allows to avoid if possible any stakeout unwanted by third party service.

The latest version of Firefox released publicly in the stable channel offers a very interesting novelty for privacy advocates: the private browsing function of anti tracking. It is a mode of Private Browsing extreme that not only blocks stored locally navigation data, but also eliminates the possibility that departments can track you and your browsing habits of the same.

Several sites are turning to third-party services for the production of analytical data or for banner ads. Based on some elements on the pages, these services register the browsing experience for the user profile: ” No private mode browsers mainstream protects the tracking of Web sites as the features that we are testing, ” he explained Mozilla a few weeks ago by introducing the novelty in the beta release of the browser.

The new feature in Firefox lets you exclude items used for tracking, going beyond the approach taken by other browsers consumer. Activating mode, the user does not deliver any data to third-party service, or otherwise limit the amount of information offered ” involuntarily “. So says the news the same Mozilla.

We initially created the anonymous browsing in Firefox to give the user control over your privacy, do not save your browsing history and cookies after closing a window. However, when the user surfs the net, it might inadvertently share information with third parties that are separate from the site that the user is currently visiting. This also happens in private browsing mode of any browser. But this only so far.

Surf anonymously with Firefox security feature anti tracking actively blocks advertising content, analytics tools and social sharing buttons that can record the behavior of the sites a user without the latter’s knowledge.

The new release of Firefox is available for Windows, Mac, Android and Linux, and also incorporates a new control center to effectively manage security settings and privacy, and new tools for the Developer Edition. Among the new minor we have one-click option to disable the sound from each tab, while on Android you can search by voice by clicking on the specific icon in the address bar.