The patch will spend about 6 weeks each in the pre-alpha, alpha, and beta builds. ![]() Just to be sure, the Mozilla privacy team is closely monitoring the policy before final release. A few websites may require a tiny code change to accommodate Firefox in the same way as Safari. Safari’s cookie policy has been in place for over a decade, and it is included in both the desktop and iOS versions of the browser. 3 Will the new Firefox policy break websites?Ĭollateral impact should be limited. In short, the new Firefox policy is a slightly relaxed version of the Safari policy. Third-party content only has cookie permissions if the content already has at least one cookie set. Safari – First-party content has cookie permissions. In practice, almost all third-party tracking cookies are allowed. Internet Explorer – Cookie permissions vary by P3P compact policy. How does Firefox’s new policy compare to the other major browsers? Content from a third-party origin only has cookie permissions if its origin already has at least one cookie set. ![]() More precisely: If content has a first-party origin, 1 nothing changes. Roughly: Only websites that you actually visit can use cookies to track you across the web. How does the new Firefox cookie policy work? This mini-FAQ addresses some of the questions that I’ve received from Mozillans, web developers, and users. The default Firefox cookie policy will, beginning with release 22, more closely reflect user privacy preferences.
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