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Will Firefox 22 block third-party cookies by default?

Will Firefox 22 block third-party cookies by default?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Technology » Internet
Settled on 07/01/2013 06:28 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:No Mozilla has effectively postponed Firefox's controversial third-party cookie-blocking policy for several months.

Yesterday, the open-source developer announced it was collaborating with a new initiative, dubbed "Cookie Clearinghouse," or CCH, launched by Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society.


Earlier this year, the feature was set to debut in Firefox 22, which launches next Tuesday, June 25. Later, it seemed on track for Firefox 23, the edition slated to ship Aug. 6. But a month ago, Mozilla postponed cookie-blocking's implementation, saying it needed to "collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies," specifically the impact of false-positives and false-negatives.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240218/Mozilla_again_postpones_Firefox_third_party_cookie_blocking_this_time_for_months

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A patch working its way through the Mozilla testing process promises to significantly increase privacy and reduce online tracking for Firefox users by blocking third-party cookies. With the Do Not Track standard fizzling, it's an important development.

A patch submitted to Mozilla and incorporated into Firefox version 22 is now working its way through the testing process. It defines a new cookie policy for Firefox, which the policy’s author, Stanford grad student Jonathan Mayer, describes in this mini-FAQ:

How does the new Firefox cookie policy work?

Roughly: Only websites that you actually visit can use cookies to track you across the web.

More precisely: If content has a first-party origin, nothing changes. Content from a third-party origin only has cookie permissions if its origin already has at least one cookie set.


http://www.zdnet.com/firefox-raises-the-online-privacy-bar-with-new-cookie-policy-7000011740/

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   Super Userkruijs

Mozilla has announced that it will hold off on blocking third-party tracking cookies in the latest version of Firefox. The browser developer says that there is “a little more work” to be done before it was going to become available.

Delaying the launch of Firefox 22 may be considered to be a bit of a setback for Mozilla, but it could also be viewed as a way for the company to bolster its offering. In fact, the company said that it was delaying implementing it as a default setting so that it can “collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies.”

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/18/mozilla-delays-blocking-third-party-tracking-cookies-in-firefox-22-saying-more-work-is-needed/

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