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		dao- on July 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tracking Sex: Implications of widespread data leak... Also, private browsing in Firefox blocks known trackers by default.

saagarjha on July 30, 2019 [–]

Enhanced Tracking Protection is now on by default even when not in private browsing.

magicalist on July 30, 2019 | [–]

> Enhanced Tracking Protection is now on by default even when not in private browsing.

Only for new installs. For existing installs it'll be "in the coming months" (I believe around the Firefox 70 timeline, though that could slip).

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