One easy way to check is to visit a browser’s content setting page and privacy policy. The privacy webpage should outline if your data is shared and why. It’s why the <a href="{ $privacy }">{ -brand-name-firefox } privacy notice</a> is easy to read and easy to find.

There are a few ways a browser can help its users stay secure. A browser that is up to date with the latest security tech can help protect your computer and websites from unwanted visitors, such as malware or computer viruses.

We visit hundreds or even thousands of websites each day, and you can’t expect users to make security and privacy decisions for each of these sites. That is why a browser that gives you more control is so important - because it offers real, meaningful protection.

{ -brand-name-firefox}’s privacy settings are strong and easy to use. Brave’s default ad blocking may break the websites you visit, so you have to keep fiddling with it. We want privacy to be convenient enough that you’ll actually <em>use</em> it.

In fact, by default Chrome monitors which websites you visit and what you do so that it can identify “ad topics” to send you more-targeted ads. You can block three topics but you can’t make them stop identifying other ad topics for you.

<a href="{ $hyperlink }">Hyperlinks</a> allow users to follow a path to other pages or sites on the web. Every webpage, image and video has its own unique <a href="{ $url }">Uniform Resource Locator</a> (URL), which is also known as a web address. When a browser visits a server for data, the web address tells the browser where to look for each item that is described in the html, which then tells the browser where it goes on the web page.

There are also cookies that remember more detailed information about you. Perhaps your interests, your web browsing patterns, etc. This means that a site can provide you more targeted content – often in the form of ads. There are types of cookies, called <em>third-party</em> cookies, that come from sites you’re not even visiting at the time and can track you from site to site to gather information about you, which is sometimes sold to other companies. Sometimes you can block these kinds of cookies, though not all browsers allow you to.

Websites save information about you in files called <a href="{ $cookies }">cookies</a>. They are saved on your computer for the next time you visit that site. Upon your return, the website code will read that file to see that it’s you. For example, when you go to a website, the page remembers your username and password – that’s made possible by a cookie.

Get search suggestions in the search bar and quickly access the sites you visit most. Type in your search question, and get suggested and previously searched results across your favorite search engines.

Open a new tab in { -brand-name-firefox } to see the sites you visit most, your recent bookmarks and popular articles in { -brand-name-pocket }. { -brand-name-firefox } gives you quick access to your most recently used sites to help you get where you’re going faster.

{ -brand-name-facebook-container } for { -brand-name-firefox } | Prevent { -brand-name-facebook } from seeing what websites you visit.

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Visit <a href="{ $url }">{ $link_copy }</a> to get { -brand-name-firefox } for Desktop.

<a href="{ $url }">Cookies</a> are sent by websites you visit. They live on your computer and monitor what you’ve been doing on a site. When an airline hikes your rates because you’ve looked at plane tickets once that day, that is the handiwork of a cookie.

And it’s not a deep setting you need to dig around to find. In the latest { -brand-name-firefox } browser, fingerprint blocking is the standard, default setting. Visit your <a { $url_protections }>privacy protections dashboard</a> to see how you’re being tracked behind the scenes and how { -brand-name-firefox } prevents it.

The latest { -brand-name-firefox } browser protects you against fingerprinting by blocking third-party requests to companies that are known to participate in fingerprinting. We’ve worked hard to enable this privacy protection while not breaking the websites you enjoy visiting. (Read more here, if you want the <a { $url_details }>technical details</a>.)

{ -brand-name-firefox } securely stores your usernames and passwords for accessing websites, automatically fills them in for you the next time you visit a website, and lets you manage your stored logins with its built-in password management feature.

Private browsing mode opens a new browser window. When you close it, your browsing history for that window and any tracking cookies from websites you visited will be erased. <strong>{ -brand-name-firefox } Pro Tip:</strong> Don’t forget to close the private browsing window when you’re done!

Private browsing mode opens a new browser window. When you close the last private browsing window, your browsing history and any tracking cookies from websites you visited will be erased. <strong>{ -brand-name-firefox } Pro Tip:</strong> Don’t forget to close all your private browsing windows when you’re done!

Private browsing mode will not delete any new bookmarks you make from a private browsing window, or protect you from malware or viruses. It also doesn’t prevent the websites you visit from seeing where you are physically located or stop your internet service provider from logging what you do. You’ll need a <a href="{ $vpn }">trustworthy VPN</a> for that.

{ -brand-name-firefox } anticipates your needs with smart search suggestions and quick access to the sites you visit most.

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Visit <a { $moco_link }>{ -brand-name-mozilla-corporation }’s</a> not-for-profit parent, the <a { $mofo_link }>{ -brand-name-mozilla-foundation }</a>.

Many of our communications are related to an account you’ve signed up for, such as { -brand-name-mozilla-accounts }, { -brand-name-mdn-web-docs }, or Add-on Developer. To manage one of your accounts or see a list of all the accounts, visit our <a href="{ $url }">account management support page</a>.

These technologies collect information about how people use websites, such as pages visited, links clicked on, and which other websites visits originated from.

{ -brand-name-mozilla } uses Preference Cookies to honor your preferences and improve your experience when visiting our websites. They are not used for analytics purposes. Preference Cookies support features in a similar way to Necessary Cookies, however a website can still operate without them. As such, you can choose to opt out of their use.

These technologies are used to remember choices you have made during a previous visit to a website. Examples might include which language you prefer reading in, or which color theme is your favorite.

Cookies are small files containing pieces of information that are saved to your computer or device when you visit a website. { -brand-name-mozilla } uses Cookies to help make our websites work, as well as to collect information on how you use and interact with our websites, such as the pages you visit.

For more detailed information about the different types of information that { -brand-name-mozilla } collects when you visit our websites, you can find a link to our privacy notice below.

{ -brand-name-mozilla } uses { -brand-name-glean } to collect website usage data on some mozilla.org websites in order to ensure that we’re delivering the best possible user experience for our visitors. { -brand-name-glean } does not share information with any third parties. Every piece of data we collect also goes through a strict review process. You can learn more about the specific types of data we collect in the <a href="{ $dictionary }">{ -brand-name-glean } Dictionary</a>. For more information about the way we handle and share your data on { -brand-name-mozilla } websites, you can read our <a href="{ $privacy_notice }">Websites, Communications and Cookies Privacy Notice</a>.

{ -brand-name-firefox }, the web browser that runs on your device or computer, is your gateway to the internet. Your browser will manage a lot of information about the websites you visit, but that information stays on your device. { -brand-name-mozilla }, the company that makes { -brand-name-firefox }, doesn’t collect it (unless you ask us to).

{ -brand-name-firefox }, the web browser that runs on your device or computer, is your gateway to the internet. Your browser will manage a lot of information about the websites you visit, but that information generally stays on your device. { -brand-name-mozilla }, the company that makes { -brand-name-firefox }, doesn’t collect it (unless you ask us to).

For product support requests, please <a href="{ $sumo }">visit our forums</a>.

Visit the <a { $attrs }>download page</a> to install { -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } on your device, and then sign in using your { -brand-name-firefox-account }.

You don’t need to hide your IP address, but there are some times where you may want to. The most common reason is privacy. In the U.S., <a href="{ $congress }">Congress overruled</a> privacy regulations designed to protect the privacy of broadband users. Internet service providers can see your browsing habits, what you are using the internet for, and how long you spend on each page. This communication is not encrypted, so third-parties can see what website you’re visiting. One way to combat this is <a href="{ $doh }">DNS-over-HTTPS</a> (DoH). This encrypts your DNS (Domain Name System) traffic, making it harder for ISPs to see the websites you are trying to visit. For US <a href="{ $firefox }">{ -brand-name-firefox } users</a>, by default your DoH queries are directed to trusted DNS servers, making it harder to associate you with the websites you try to visit.

A VPN also offers security on open and public WiFi connections. Open WiFi can be risky, and it’s impossible to be sure that someone else isn’t connecting to the same network to snoop on what you’re doing. Even if your traffic is encrypted, they can still see which sites you are visiting. And if you’re using an app that doesn’t have encryption — and even today, many don’t — then they can see everything you are doing in that app. { -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } is a fast, secure, trustworthy service that can help close the security gap for you. <a href="{ $mozvpn }">{ -brand-name-mozilla-vpn }</a> also lets you choose your “location” (where your traffic appears to be coming from) from more than { $countries } countries.

Because your internet traffic moves to and from your devices (computer, phone, tv, tablet) through your ISP, they can see where you go online. An ISP can see what sites you visit, how long you’re on them, your location and information about your devices. An ISP may not know the specifics of what you did on those sites (like what you bought, searched for or read) thanks to encryption, but they could make inferences about you based on the sites that you visited. That personal data can be used to create detailed profiles about you. Why would ISPs do that? In short: this data is valuable.

Connecting to a public WiFi network is at times convenient, like when you’re without internet service or can’t get any bars on your phone. On the other hand, connecting to public WiFi can be a risky endeavor. It’s impossible to be sure that someone else isn’t connecting to the same network to snoop on what you’re doing. Even if your traffic is encrypted they can still see which sites you are visiting. And if you’re using an app that doesn’t have encryption — and even today, many don’t — then they can see everything you are doing.

Keeping your home location or commonly visited places private.

Some service providers block visits made through VPNs, making their content inaccessible when a VPN is turned on. Some VPNs can slow you down, or they might restrict your bandwidth. And some VPNs rank poorly in terms of respecting user privacy and security.

Because your internet traffic at home moves to and from your devices through your internet service provider — ISP for short — they can see where you go online. An ISP can see what sites you visit, how long you’re on them, your location and information about your devices. An ISP may not know the specifics of what you did on those sites (like what you bought, searched for or read) thanks to encryption, but they could make inferences about you based on the sites that you visited. That personal data can be used by ISPs to create detailed profiles about you. Browsing in private mode doesn’t prevent ISPs from seeing where you go online. But sending your web traffic through a VPN can make it much harder.

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, and you’ve settled down on a park bench to sip a coffee and catch up on your favorite news sites, watch a few videos and do some quick online shopping while getting sun and fresh air. Rather than draining your allotted mobile data, you hop onto your city’s public WiFi service. It’s free, and run by the city, so it must be ok, right? The fact is, you can’t be certain the municipal network is secure or even real (see the next point) and set up to protect you from malicious people or entities spying on you while you’re connected. Turning on a VPN can help protect your device from anyone who tries to snoop on the sites you’re visiting or hijack your sensitive login information while you’re kicked back on that park bench any day of the week.

Concealing your true <a href="{ $ip }">IP address</a>: this helps protect your identity and obscures your location from the websites you visit.

If your goal is to experience the internet as if you were in some other part of the world, you can choose a server location there and all websites you visit will display as if you were there.

{ -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } displays visual indicators of its current status both in the toolbar and the application’s home screen, making it easy to know whether your online activity is protected or not. These indicators allow you to confirm when your navigation is private and secure. Additionally, while connected, you can visit <a href="{ $monitor }">https://monitor.firefox.com/</a> to confirm if your IP address is masked. For more details, please see <a href="{ $connected }">How can I tell if { -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } is connected?</a>.

{ -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } displays visual indicators of its current status both in the toolbar and the application’s home screen, making it easy to know whether your online activity is protected or not. These indicators allow you to confirm when your navigation is private and secure. Additionally, while connected, you can visit <a href="{ $monitor }">https://monitor.mozilla.org/</a> to confirm if your IP address is masked. For more details, please see <a href="{ $connected }">How can I tell if { -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } is connected?</a>.

<strong>No online activity logs:</strong> { -brand-name-mozilla } doesn’t log which websites you visit or inspect your communications.

<strong>No logs:</strong> { -brand-name-mozilla-vpn } does not keep any logs of your network activity; we don’t record which websites you visit or inspect your traffic.

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{ -brand-name-mozilla } doesn’t log which websites you visit or inspect your communications. We also have a 30-day money-back guarantee: no hassle, no risk.

A VPN creates an encrypted “tunnel” for your internet data between your Windows computer and the internet, and masks your location from the websites you visit. This helps to prevent third parties and network spies from learning things about you that they don’t need to know.