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"tell sites I do not want to be tracked" doesn't seem to work.

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I have "tell sites I do not want to be tracked" but it never seems to work.

Ex. I just went to a site and then immediately after went to "accuweather .com" and saw an ad for the exact same site that I just visited.

This happens constantly.

I have "tell sites I do not want to be tracked" but it never seems to work. Ex. I just went to a site and then immediately after went to "accuweather .com" and saw an ad for the exact same site that I just visited. This happens constantly.

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Selecting the "do-not-track" setting will only make Firefox send a specific HTTP header ("Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked.": DNT=1) to a web server. It is up to the server to do something with that request.

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Tracking: "Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked"
    • "Do not tell sites anything about my tracking preferences."
    • "Tell sites that I want to be tracked." (DNT=0)
    • "Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked." (DNT=1)
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The Do not Track preference is just that, a preference. Sites have to choose to honor that preference.

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Tyler,

What do I choose to stop tracking?

Thanks.

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Selecting the "do-not-track" setting will only make Firefox send a specific HTTP header ("Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked.": DNT=1) to a web server. It is up to the server to do something with that request.

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Tracking: "Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked"
    • "Do not tell sites anything about my tracking preferences."
    • "Tell sites that I want to be tracked." (DNT=0)
    • "Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked." (DNT=1)