[daniel1212]

Firefox 22 to Disable Third-Party Cookies by Default

..In this case, the patch will only allow cookies to be installed on a user's system if a user visits the actual site from which the cookie comes. In other words: No site; no cookie.

As one might expect, Internet advertisers are not exactly embracing the switch with open arms.

"This default setting would be a nuclear first strike against ad industry," tweeted Mike Zaneis, senior vice president and general counsel for the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

However, it's important to clarify that the Firefox update doesn't unlock the capability to block third-party cookies. Users can already do that using a setting found within the "Privacy" tab of Firefox's general Options menu. What the update does do, however, is flip the switch for accepting third-party cookies off by default. - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2415810,00.asp

[GeronL]

Firefox is my only browser right now.

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BTW, Verizon sent a new wireless router and my Ubuntu Linux laptop would not work on it. The windows laptops in the house worked fine.

ugh

[daniel1212]

Firefox with NOIA theme, and TabMixPlus (reduce tab width; show multiple tab rows) anmmd Colorful Tabs extensions. (pus Session manager, BBCodeXtra, etc.)

Firefox with Dark Orange Fox theme"

[TomGuy]

Firefox wore me out by version 15 with their rapid release insanity. That was about the time Firefox and Adobe Flash were crashing each other.

The upgrades were taking more time to get Firefox and the various extensions to work right than they were worth. I finally got things to work with version 15. I dread thinking about upgrading and having to deal with the incompatibilities and crashes with version 20 or later.

[Mount Athos]

However, it's important to clarify that the Firefox update doesn't unlock the capability to block third-party cookies. Users can already do that using a setting found within the "Privacy" tab of Firefox's general Options menu.

I guess this is the "tell websites I do not want to be tracked" option?

[Marine_Uncle]

fyi

[Revel]

I am a little confused by this. Since there is a check box in firefox 3 to disable 3rd party cookies. This feature has been around a long time.

[poobear]

Then how do I get rid of
NETASSISTANT
http://search.freeze.com/search.aspx?programid=167&q=d.yimg.com%2fjq%2fcss%2fcs_3.7.2.css&ApplicationID={AA3870D7-E684-4782-ABE1-DFC9B2615709}&sc=&keywords=&programname=My.Freeze.Com&isFromErrorPage=1&SearchConfigurationID=4&SearchType=3&ApplicationType=2&type=W3i_NA,167,3_6,NA%20Error,00000000,0,0,0,0

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I’ve been using Ghostery for several months now — ever since I learned about it on Free Republic. Highly recommended (and free!).

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Next they should look at blocking Flash cookies.

To explain, there is a feature in Adobe Flash that is like a “cookie backup”, so if you delete the cookie in your browser, all the data is maintained in the invisible Flash cookie, and as soon as your browser cookie is remade, it is loaded with all the old data, with you none the wiser.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

Fortunately, at this website, Adobe provides a Flash cookie manager. While this looks like a picture, it is actually a dynamic control panel, called “Website Storage Settings panel.”

It displays what Flash cookies are on your system, and allows you to manipulate them in several ways, including deleting them. Since they are the backup, it is probably best to delete them before you delete your browser cookies in the ordinary way.