The trackers in the websites you visit can still collect data about you, including your browser history.

Your history will only be cleared when you close the browser.

What will be saved and what deleted is already pre-defined - you can't customize 'private browsing mode' to to suit your own needs.

When you close Firefox, the following will be cleared: your browser, search, web form and download histories, as well as cookies and temporary files. Firefox → → Preferences → Privacy → select use custom settings for history -> check: Always use private browsing mode Firefox → → Preferences → Privacy → select Never remember historyĢ. Setting private browsing by default can be done in two ways:ġ.

You can set Private Browsing by default, or you can use it only occasionally. ' Private Browsing' allows you to browse the Internet without Firefox saving any information in your browser history. Note: Websites are, unfortunately, not required to respect this message, but it can work quite well in combination with Privacy Badger, which is designed to automatically block trackers that ignore Do Not Track requests.

Your browser will tell every website you visit that you do not want to be tracked. → check Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked How to change your default privacy setting sįirefox → (top right) → Preferences -> Privacy -> It's necessary - but it also allows allows trackers to collect information about you.Ĭhanging your default browser settings (and then installing the right add-ons) will give you more more control over who has access to your data. Your browser is your main portal to the internet. If you don't have Firefox already, you can download it here

Firefox private browser