QA/Fennec/Tracking Protection

Feature Reference

Overal Status:
- Nightly: [ON TRACK]
- Aurora: [ON TRACK]
- Beta: NA
- Owner:(Teodora Vermesan, irc: TeoVermesan)

Documents

What are tracking protection and DNT

1. Tracking protection: Firefox will prevent sites from tracking you:

Tracking protection allows you to take control of your privacy online. While Firefox has a 'Do Not Track' feature that tells websites not to monitor your behavior, companies are not required to honor it. Firefox's Tracking Protection feature puts the control back in your hands by actively blocking domains and sites that are known to track users. So, Firefox prevents companies from collecting your information without your consent by blocking websites that do not honor Do Not Track.

2. Do no track: Fennec will tell sites that you do not want to be tracked

Do Not Track feature that lets you express a preference not to be tracked by websites. When the feature is enabled, Firefox will tell advertising networks and other websites and applications that you want to opt-out of tracking for purposes like behavioral advertising. It does this by transmitting a Do Not Track HTTP header every time your data is requested from the Web.

How to turn on Tracking Protection

Tracking Protection can be turned on with the following steps: 1

   Enter about:config in the URL bar.
   Search for privacy.trackingprotection.enabled
   Tap once "privacy.trackingprotection.enabled" and then tap "Toggle" button 
   Search for privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled

2

   Go to Menu -> Settings -> Privacy: check "Tracking protection" option

This options will turn on Tracking Protection

How to use Tracking Protection

Tracking Protection information is revealed through the same doorhanger as mixed content blocking. Both types of protection involve blocking network loads that match certain criteria. Once Tracking Protection is activated, you will see a shield whenever Firefox is blocking either tracking domains or mixed content. You may choose to disable Tracking Protection for a particular site by clicking on the doorhanger and selecting "Disable protection". Once Tracking Protection is disabled for a site, you will see a shield with a red strike-through. You may choose to re-enable Tracking Protection for the site by clicking the doorhanger and selecting "Enable protection".

Tracking Protection enabled

Tracking Protection disabled

One and Done task

- Tracking protection and "Do Not Track"

Tracking protection in private browsing

Bug tracking

bugs to track the doorhanger/private browsing changes we need to ship tracking protection in private browsing.

ex:

Full Query

ID	Summary	Priority	Status
1084371	Update visual style of mixed content/tracking protection notifications in site identity popup	--	RESOLVED
1147112	Add doorhanger icons	--	RESOLVED
1173623	Update "Learn more" link in Tracking protection to be consistent with other doorhanger links	--	RESOLVED
1175969	Update tracking protection settings item to only be about private browsing	--	VERIFIED
1175970	Tell users about tracking protection the first time they open a new private tab	--	RESOLVED
1175972	Update visuals of tracking protection doorhanger notification	--	RESOLVED
1175977	Telemetry probes for tracking protection	--	RESOLVED
1177576	Update icons for existing Mixed Content Blocking states	--	RESOLVED
1177612	Contextual hint first time we show the tracking protection shield	--	RESOLVED
1180975	UI for re-enabling tracking protection no longer shown (Private Browsing)	--	RESOLVED
1181015	[Meta] Firefox Fall Campaign (November 3, 2015)	--	RESOLVED
1181780	Tracking Protection + Private Browsing articles	--	RESOLVED
1183646	The privacy.trackingprotection.enabled pref is broken!	--	RESOLVED
1183731	Support "privacy.trackingprotection.enabled" as an about:config pref	--	RESOLVED

14 Total; 0 Open (0%); 13 Resolved (92.86%); 1 Verified (7.14%);

Documents

Private Browsing doesn't make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer (if using your employer's WiFi, for example), or the sites themselves can still track what pages you visit.

Info about tracking protection the first time an user opens a new private tab

UI to inform about TP in private browsing

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger is consistent with other doorhanger links

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger

Tracking protection preference is only about private browsing

Tracking protection preference in Settings

Doorhanger for tracking protection enabled

Tracking protection enabled

Doorhanger for tracking protection disabled

Tracking protection disabled

Current Status

Nightly

about:privatebrowsing

Contextual hint first time we show the tracking protection shield

UI to inform about TP in private browsing

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger is consistent with other doorhanger links

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger

Tracking protection preference is only about private browsing

Tracking protection preference in Settings

Doorhanger for tracking protection enabled

Tracking protection enabled

Doorhanger for tracking protection disabled

Tracking protection disabled

Aurora

about:privatebrowsing

Contextual hint first time we show the tracking protection shield

UI to inform about TP in private browsing

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger is consistent with other doorhanger links

"Learn more" link in Tracking protection doorhanger

Tracking protection preference is only about private browsing

Tracking protection preference in Settings

Doorhanger for tracking protection enabled

Tracking protection enabled

Doorhanger for tracking protection disabled

Tracking protection disabled

Bug work

Still Issues

[NEW] Bug 1175977 - Telemetry probes for tracking protection

Bug fixed

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1084371 - Update visual style of mixed content/tracking protection notifications in site identity popup
[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1147112 - Add doorhanger icons
[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1173623 - Update "Learn more" link in Tracking protection to be consistent with other doorhanger links

↳ 2015-07-22: verified fixed on Nightly 41.0a1 (2015-07-20) using Nexus 4 (Android 5.1);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1175969 - Update tracking protection settings item to only be about private browsing

↳ 2015-07-22: verified fixed on Nightly 41.0a1 (2015-07-20) using Nexus 4 (Android 5.1);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1175970 - Tell users about tracking protection the first time they open a new private tab

↳ 2015-07-22: verified fixed on Nightly 41.0a1 (2015-07-20) using Nexus 4 (Android 5.1);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1175972 - Update visuals of tracking protection doorhanger notification

↳ 2015-07-22: verified fixed on Nightly 41.0a1 (2015-07-20) using Nexus 4 (Android 5.1);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1177576 - Update icons for existing Mixed Content Blocking states

↳ 2015-08-14: verified fixed on verified fixed on Nightly 43.0a1 (2015-08-14) using Alcatel one touch (Android 4.12)

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1177612 - Contextual hint first time we show the tracking protection shield

↳ 2015-08-14: verified fixed on Nightly 43.0a1 (2015-08-14) and Aurora 42.0a2 (2015-08-14) using Alcatel One Touch (Android 4.1.2);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1180975 - UI for re-enabling tracking protection no longer shown (Private Browsing)

↳ 2015-07-22: verified fixed on Nightly 41.0a1 (2015-07-20) using Nexus 4 (Android 5.1);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1185173 - Add support for loaded Passive Mixed Content
[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1187107 - Add "Learn more" link about Mixed Content to Site Identity doorhanger

↳ 2015-08-14: verified fixed on Nightly 43.0a1 (2015-08-14) and Aurora 42.0a2 (2015-08-14) using Alcatel One Touch (Android 4.1.2);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1187984 - Update about:privatebrowsing to include information about TP

↳ 2015-08-14: verified fixed on Nightly 43.0a1 (2015-08-14) and Aurora 42.0a2 (2015-08-14) using Alcatel One Touch (Android 4.1.2);

[RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 1188042 - Update tracking protection strings