Firefox 69 Now Blocks Tracking Cookies for Everyone by default

Firefox 69 now blocks third-party tracking cookies by default for all users. Mozilla’s web browser will also block crypto miners by default. 
Mozilla Firefox started blocking third-party tracking cookies by default for new users back from June 2019. This meant that users installing Firefox for the first time was protected by Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP). Now, this is being expanded to all users by default. 
Mozilla today launched Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Firefox 69 which includes third-party tracking cookies and crypto mining blocked by default, also in Firefox 69 we can expect performance improvements on Windows 10, and better battery life on macOS, and it asks for permission before turning on Flash addon.

Top 10 Latest Features of Firefox 69:

1. Third-party tracking cookies and crypto mining blocked by default
2. Fingerprinting blocked under the Strict setting
3. Performance improvements on Windows 10
4. Better battery life on macOS
5. Flash must be turned on manually every time.
6. Block Autoplay that gives users the option to block any video that automatically starts playing.
7. A New Tab page experience (U.S./en-US only), support for more passwordless experiences on the web using Windows Hello (Windows 10 version 1903 or newer).
8. WebRTC supports conferencing services with mixed video from different clients.
9. ARM64 version of JIT for improved JavaScript performance.
10. UI improvements (macOS only).

Privacy is not an option, it’s a default.

Starting today, we’re blocking third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers *automatically* for everyone on all desktop + mobile devices. 🙌

Read more:https://t.co/ZtWuVjvERf

— Firefox 🔥 (@firefox) September 3, 2019

We can download Firefox69 for the desktop which is available for download now on firefox.com, and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. The Android version is running out slowly on Google Play. According to Mozilla, Firefox has about 250 million active users, making it a major platform for web developers to consider.