Security News > 2022 > June > New Firefox privacy feature strips URLs of tracking parameters
Mozilla Firefox 102 was released today with a new privacy feature that strips parameters from URLs that are used to track you around the web.
Numerous companies, including Facebook, Marketo, Olytics, and HubSpot, utilize custom URL query parameters to track clicks on links.
With the release of Firefox 102, Mozilla has added the new 'Query Parameter Stripping' feature that automatically strips various query parameters used for tracking from URLs when you open them, whether that be by clicking on a link or simply pasting the URL into the address bar.
To illustrate how this works, BleepingComputer created a test page containing links to example.com with the above tracking parameters.
To enable Query Parameter Stripping, go into the Firefox Settings, click on Privacy & Security, and then change 'Enhanced Tracking Protection' to 'Strict.
These tracking parameters will not be stripped in Private Mode even with Strict mode enabled.