Firefox Brings 'Do Not Track' to Mobile Browsing

21.05.2011
Tired of advertisers that track your Internet surfing? Your mobile device can help you just say No.

The latest software development phase of Firefox for Android as the desktop release of Firefox. The beta is .

Do Not Track is a -driven initiative that lets users inform websites and advertisers that that works by tracking their surfing. Visiting Expedia, for example, might show recommendations for London tourist attractions if you've recently visited a site about vacationing in Europe.

The new feature can be found under the privacy and security setting of the Firefox for Android setting panel, and can be activated with a single tap.

Mozilla's Do Not Track implementation works by adding a "DNT: 1" component to HTTP headers. This means every request sent by the user's browser tells the website that the user does not want to be tracked. This approach avoids pitfalls in using privacy cookies, which can be deleted (or simply ignored), and blacklisting, which can be difficult to setup and successfully implement.

Once you've activated the Do Not Track feature, you can use to confirm it's working.