Manage settings involving data collection on desktop

To manage technical and interaction data, studies, the daily usage ping, the automatic sending of crash reports and Firefox Suggest:

1. Open Firefox settings
2. Click the menu button ☰ in the top-right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. In the left-hand menu, click Privacy & Security.
5. Scroll down to the Firefox Data Collection and Use section.
6. Uncheck or check the following options based on your preferences:
   • Send technical and interaction data to Mozilla – Helps improve Firefox features, performance, and stability. For details, see Manage technical and interaction data collection settings in Firefox
   • Also enables:
     • Allow personalized extension recommendations – Provides tailored extension suggestions.
     • Install and run studies – Allows Mozilla to test experimental features before public release. For details, see About Studies.
   • Send daily usage ping to Mozilla – Helps Mozilla estimate the number of active users. For details, see Manage daily usage ping data collection settings in Firefox Focus.
   • Automatically send crash reports – Sends crash data to help diagnose and fix browser issues. For details, see Crash reports in Firefox for Android.

   

7. Your changes are saved automatically. Close the Settings tab when done.

To manage sponsored content data, Recent Activity and Weather:

1. Open a New Tab
2. Click the settings button ☰ on the top right corner of the New Tab page
3. Uncheck or check the following options based on your preferences:
   • Shortcuts > Sponsored shortcuts - Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored shortcuts on New Tab. For details, see Sponsored Shortcuts on the New Tab page.
   • Recommended stories > Sponsored stories - Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored stories on New Tab. For details see Pocket sponsored stories on new tabs.
   • Recent activity - Provides the ability to turn on or off icons displaying recent downloads, sites or bookmarks. For details see Customize items on Firefox > Recent Activity.
   • Weather - Provides the ability to turn on or off the weather widget. For details see Customize items on Firefox > Weather.

   

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