Firefox is one of the browsers with the most users worldwide. We are used to seeing interesting news that they present from time to time in functionality and also security. In this article we echo its latest version and how it adds protection against supercookies . We will explain what it is and how it helps protect users.
Firefox adds protection against supercookies
Mozilla’s browser, Firefox version 85 , has added protection against supercookies. The goal is to prevent hidden trackers from collecting information about user activity while browsing the Internet. This is something that is very present today and that can put privacy at risk.
Now, what are supercookies? We can say that it is a type of tracker that can hide itself in the browser and track users permanently. You can even act once we have cleared the cookies.
Supercookies are more complete than normal cookies. They can store data about browsing, user habits, etc. This information that you collect can be shared with third parties who are interested in obtaining it, such as an operator and other Internet platforms. They are interested in knowing who and in what way uses different Internet services.
We could put an example of a supercookie on social networks . They would not only obtain information about the use we make on their own platform, but also through “likes” buttons and the like that we can give on other pages.
Keep in mind that Mozilla has always shown great interest in improving the privacy of your browser. In recent times we have seen important changes that have helped to improve it. We can also use different extensions and features. Now add the ability to remove supercookies. What it basically does is isolate them and thus prevent them from tracking the navigation from one site to another.
Isolate cache and network connections for each site
Firefox 85 allows you to isolate cache and network connections for each site we visit. In this way those supercookies that we mentioned could not act correctly. They would be useless as they would be completely isolated.
From Mozilla they indicate that supercookies are much more difficult for users to eliminate. They can be identified by browsing other sites and there is no easy way to block them. However now, thanks to the latest novelty in Firefox, the browser itself isolates them and they could not act correctly.
On the other hand, Firefox 85 also has as a novelty the elimination of compatibility with Adobe Flash . It already comes without support, something that they had been warning for a long time. The goal is to improve the performance and security of the browser.
It also includes different bug fixes, something common that is usually present with each new version. Hence the importance of always having the browser updated correctly, as well as any program or system that we use. It is the best way to correct those vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers and put our security at risk. In another article we explain what it is to accept cookies.