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Filter certain types of ads by defaultBlock ad re-targeting: Firefox will offer users a simple ad filtering optionWe are working on blocking cross-domain tracking. We're in the early stages still, researching types of advertisements that should be blocked by defaultDetails to follow. (Q3Q4)
Block ad re-targetingNew Privacy Controls: We are working on blocking cross-domain tracking. Details to followwill bring all of our key privacy controls into a single location in the product making them more discoverable and putting users in control of their data privacy experience. (Q363)
New Privacy ControlsTracking Protection Types: We will bring all of our key privacy controls into a single location in the product making them would like to make tracking protection more discoverable and putting fine-grained allowing users in control to turn on or off specific types of their data privacy experiencetrackers. (Q3)
→Opinionated
=== Opinionated ===
The web has grown and changed dramatically over the last two decades and not all for the better. Trackers, intrusive ads and other dark patterns threaten to drive people away from the open web and that's not good for people browsing or publishing. Over the next year or so, Firefox will take a stand against tracking, intrusive ads, and other dark patterns on the web by blocking the worst content and more clearly communicating the privacy and other protections the browser offers.
Tracking Protection Improvementsfor Performance: We would like to make tracking protection more fine-grained allowing users to turn on or off specific types of tracker. We will also opportunistically block trackers when page load performance is adversely impacted. (Q363)
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1368744 Global permissions management]: Permission prompts, especially for notifications, have gotten out of control and users must deny them individually at every site that offers them. Firefox will provide users with a way to disable permission prompts globally for Location, Camera, Microphone, and Notifications. (Firefox 59)
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1382574 Block video auto-play]: Firefox will provide users with a way to block video auto-play that doesn't break websites. (632018)
[https://github.com/mozilla/blurts-server Firefox Monitor]: Firefox Monitor will inform a user if a site they've visited has been breached and will ask if the user wants to have their account checked to determine if it was compromised. If it was compromised, some helpful information will be presented to the user. (62)
