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Firefox Why Steal My Data

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Sakthi karthikeyan Muthuraja
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I will use Firefox as a Default browser. Firefox say it is a Privacy based Browser but you Get my personal datas from my phone in unauthorised manner. I will use Duckduckgo app protection to find this .. It is Firefox is a browser like Google ?? . why you get data from my phone

I will use Firefox as a Default browser. Firefox say it is a Privacy based Browser but you Get my personal datas from my phone in unauthorised manner. I will use Duckduckgo app protection to find this .. It is Firefox is a browser like Google ?? . why you get data from my phone
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Paul
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Hi

What level of enhanced tracking protection do you have set in Firefox for Android?

Sakthi karthikeyan Muthuraja
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Paul said
Hi What level of enhanced tracking protection do you have set in Firefox for Android?

Standard Mode

Paul
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Hi

Have you tried the strict setting and turning off user telemetry - this article will help:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/send-usage-data-firefox-mobile-browsers#w_firefox-for-android

Sakthi karthikeyan Muthuraja
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I will try this Also But No Use . Firefox Try to get Personal Data

Paul
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What tool or app are you using to measure this data loss?

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DuckduckGo App Tracking Protection

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Does that app provide any detail as about what that tracking data is?

Have you tried using private browsing mode in Firefox for Android?