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Does the removal of the "ask every time" option violate UK digital privacy laws? Behaviors can certainly be tracked with cookies.

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Internetbugfinder
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Firefox unilaterally and without warning nor disclosure, removed the prompt every time feature for cookies. As the UK has laws to protect digital privacy and prohibit cookies for tracking, how does your new policy not violate these laws and what will you do since it ticks off those of us who were loyal to Firefox? Will you restore this feature or will you choose to lose users and erode support for Firefox? Any go around until your restore it?

Firefox unilaterally and without warning nor disclosure, removed the prompt every time feature for cookies. As the UK has laws to protect digital privacy and prohibit cookies for tracking, how does your new policy not violate these laws and what will you do since it ticks off those of us who were loyal to Firefox? Will you restore this feature or will you choose to lose users and erode support for Firefox? Any go around until your restore it?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi Internetbugfinder, you are correct that Firefox 44 and later no longer have that feature.

To more closely manage cookies in today's Firefox, here's what I suggest:

(1) Select a default cookie policy among these options:

  • Allow sites to set persistent cookies if they want ("Keep until: they expire")
  • Allow sites to set only session cookies ("Keep until: I close Firefox") (I use and recommend this)
  • Block sites from setting cookies (Uncheck the box for allowing sites to set cookies)

That permission is set on the Options/Preferences page. See: Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track.

(2) Install an extension that makes it easy to make site-specific changes, such as Cookie Monster.

The Cookie Monster button on the toolbar allows you to see permissions for first party and third party cookies and to change them.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-monster/

Sample screen shot attached -- the option to "Apply cookie settings to both HTTP and HTTPS" is turned on, which streamlines the menu. With this option you don't have to set/modify permissions for both HTTP or HTTPS on the same site.

John99
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Probably not the place to attempt to discuss legal matters but taking the bait what UK laws are you referring to and what change are you refering to ?

I suspect UK laws may relate more to UK websites or ISPs rather than browser software . One of the Mozilla Firefox legal eagles is UK based I believe and I am sure there will be no danger of Firefox having been changed to flout UK legislation.

Happy112
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John99 said

One of the Mozilla Firefox legal eagles is UK based I believe and I am sure there will be no danger of Firefox having been changed to flout UK legislation.

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Internetbugfinder said

As the UK has laws to protect digital privacy and prohibit cookies for tracking, how does your new policy not violate these laws

EU-legislation is still valid in the UK   (Brexit might change this).