14 DAY TRIAL // While many mobile users stick with the default offering on their devices, including Google Chrome and Safari, there’s no doubt there are plenty of alternatives out there that are worth trying out.
One of them is Firefox, and thanks to the latest update on Android, users have yet another reason to install it
As observed by GHacks, Firefox 107 for Android now comes with total Cookie Protection enabled by default. Worth knowing, however, is that Total Cookie Protection is part of the Enhanced Tracking Protection package, so it doesn’t come with a dedicated toggle to enable or disable the feature.
Originally launched in 2021 as part of Firefox 86, Total Cookie Protection started rolling out by default to all Firefox users worldwide in June of this year.
Total Cookie Protection is a feature that makes it possible for websites to track you on the web, as the cookies belonging to each website are stored in a separate container where other websites don’t have access.
“Total Cookie Protection works by creating a separate “cookie jar” for each website you visit. Instead of allowing trackers to link up your behavior on multiple sites, they just get to see behavior on individual sites. Any time a website, or third-party content embedded in a website, deposits a cookie in your browser, that cookie is confined to the cookie jar assigned to only that website,” Mozilla explains.
“No other websites can reach into the cookie jars that don’t belong to them and find out what the other websites’ cookies know about you — giving you freedom from invasive ads and reducing the amount of information companies gather about you.”
Needless to say, Firefox 107 for Android is already available for download, and you can find it on the Google Play Store on all supported devices.