Firefox will shield users more from ad trackers in the future
The developers of Firefox would like to shield users more from advertising trackers in the future. This is to be achieved by so-called "containers", from which the trackers cannot transmit any data.
The developers of the Firefox web browser will in future shield users more strongly by default from advertising trackers that collect information about their online behavior. So-called third-party cookies, which are often downloaded in the background on websites, will be isolated in separate "containers" in each case.
They cannot transmit data from these containers. There should be no negative consequences for users, emphasized the responsible manager Dave Camp from Firefox developer Mozilla on Tuesday's announcement.
Mozilla determines which trackers are blocked in this way based on a list that is to be continuously maintained. The Firefox provider does not go quite as far as Apple, where practically all third-party trackers are initially blocked in the Safari web browser.
Mozilla also wants to score points with users with expanded functionality and, for example, is bringing its in-house password vault to desktop computers under the new name Lockwise (previously: Lockbox). Overall, more of the provider's services are to be bundled under the Firefox brand name to increase their recognizability.
The Firefox browser had lost ground to the competing Chrome software from Google in recent years. Chrome is the most used browser worldwide, also thanks to the many smartphones with Google's Android system.
Most recently, even Microsoft replaced the technical basis of its Edge browser with Chromium, the open-source variant of Chrome. Mozilla and Apple continue to develop their browsers themselves. (SDA)
