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If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. --> + + +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"[ + <!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://branding/locale/brand.dtd" > + %brandDTD; +]> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> +<title>Using Privacy Features</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" + type="text/css"/> +</head> +<body> + +<h1 id="using_the_cookie_manager">Using the Cookie Manager</h1> + +<p>A cookie is a small amount of information on your computer that is used by + some websites. For a brief overview, see + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are + Cookies and How Do They Work?</a></p> + +<p>Before loading a web page that uses cookies, your browser handles the + page's cookies by doing two things:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Accepts or rejects any requests by the website to <strong>set</strong> + (store) one or more cookies on your computer.</li> + <li>Accepts or rejects any requests by the website to <strong>read</strong> + cookies it previously stored on your computer. A website can't + actually read cookies or any other data on your computer—instead, + your browser gets the cookies and sends them back to the website.</li> +</ul> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#enabling_and_disabling_cookies">Enabling & Disabling + Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#managing_cookies_site-by-site">Managing Cookies + Website-By-Website</a></li> + <li><a href="#viewing_cookies">Viewing Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#removing_cookies">Removing Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_manager_settings">Cookie Manager Settings</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="enabling_and_disabling_cookies">Enabling & Disabling Cookies</h2> + +<p>You can specify how cookies should be handled by setting your Cookies + preferences. To change your Cookies preferences:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Set your Cookies preferences.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information about the effect of each setting, see + <a href="#cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="managing_cookies_site-by-site">Managing Cookies Website-By-Website</h2> + +<p>To set cookie permissions for the current website:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose one of the following items: + <ul> + <li><strong>Block Cookies from this Website</strong>: Block the + current website from setting cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Use Default Cookie Permissions</strong>: Reset + cookie permission for the current website and use the + <a href="#cookie_manager_settings">default settings</a>.</li> + <li><strong>Allow Session Cookies from this Website</strong>: Allow + the current website to set session cookies. Persistent cookies from + this website will be downgraded to session cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow Cookies from this Website</strong>: Allow the + current website to set cookies.</li> + </ul> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>To <a href="#add_cookie_sites">set cookie permission</a> for several websites + or a website you are not viewing, use the Cookie Manager.</p> + +<p>If you have selected <q>Ask for each cookie</q> in + <a href="#cookie_manager_settings">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Cookies</a>, you will be warned (while browsing) that a website is asking to + set a cookie. When you see such a warning, you can choose to + Allow, Allow for Session, or Deny the cookie.</p> + +<p>Other dialog options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Use my choice for all cookies from this website</strong>: + If you check this option, you will not be warned the next time + that website tries to set or modify a cookie, and your <q>allow</q> or + <q>deny</q> response will still be in effect.</li> + <li><strong>Show Details</strong>/<strong>Hide Details</strong>: + Click the button to show or hide <a href="#viewing_cookies">detailed + information</a> of the cookie.</li> +</ul> + +<p>If you want to change a remembered response later, use the Cookie Manager + to edit <a href="#stored_cookies">stored cookies</a> and + <a href="#cookie_sites">add or remove cookie websites</a>.</p> + +<p>To stop automatically accepting or rejecting cookies from a website:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> + <li>Click the Cookie Websites tab. The sites for which you have allowed or + denied cookies are listed.</li> + <li>Click to select the website from which you no longer want to automatically + accept cookies, and then click Remove Cookie.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="viewing_cookies">Viewing Cookies</h2> + +<p>To view detailed information about cookies:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> + <li>Select a cookie to see its details.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information about the information displayed, see + <a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="removing_cookies">Removing Cookies</h2> + +<p><strong>Important</strong>: To remove cookies, follow the steps in this + section. Do not try to edit the cookies file on your computer.</p> + +<p>To remove one or more cookies from your computer:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> + <li>Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All + Cookies.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Even though you've removed the cookies now, you will reacquire those + same cookies the next time you return to the website.</p> + +<p>To prevent that from happening, select the checkbox labeled <q>Don't + allow websites that set removed cookies to set future cookies</q>. When this + checkbox is selected, websites for the cookies that you are removing are + added to the list of websites whose cookies will automatically be rejected.</p> + +<p>You must click OK for your changes to take effect.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="cookie_manager_settings">Cookie Manager Settings</h1> + +<p>This section describes how to set your Cookies preferences and control other + aspects of cookie handling.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step descriptions of various tasks related to cookies, see + <a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Using the Cookie Manager</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_sites">Cookie Websites</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Cookies preferences panel to change + which cookies &brandShortName; will accept from and return to websites. If + you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>Cookies help websites keep track of information for you, such as the + contents of your on-line shopping cart or which cities' weather you want + to know about. For a brief overview, see + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are + Cookies and How Do They Work?</a></p> + +<p>You can select one of these options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Block cookies</strong>: Select this option to refuse all + cookies from websites not explicitly allowed to set cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow cookies for the originating website only</strong>: Select + this option if you don't want to accept or return + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_third-party_cookies">third-party + (foreign) cookies</a> for any websites other than the one you are actively + visiting.</li> + <li><strong>Allow third-party cookies for previously visited websites + only</strong>: Select this option if you want to accept or return + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_third-party_cookies">third-party + cookies</a> only for websites that stored cookies when you explicitly + visited them previously.</li> + <li><strong>Allow all cookies</strong>: Select this option to permit all + websites not explicitly blocked to set cookies on your computer.</li> +</ul> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: Blocking cookies does not remove old cookies. By + blocking cookies you only block websites from setting new cookies, and old + cookies will still be sent to websites. To completely block a website from + receiving old cookies, you need to <a href="#removing_cookies">remove its + cookies</a>. +</p> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: <a href="#cookie_sites">Per-website cookie permission</a> + supersedes default cookie setting. For example, if you allow a website to set + cookies, the website can set cookies even if you choose <q>Block cookies</q>. +</p> + +<p>If you allow cookies or do not change the default setting, you can also + select the following preferences:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Accept cookies normally</strong>: Select this + if you want websites to set or modify cookies without restrictions.</li> + <li><strong>Accept for current session only</strong>: Select this to delete + the cookie the next time you exit your browser.</li> + <li><strong>Accept cookies for [__] days</strong>: Select this if you + want to limit the length of time any cookie can remain on your computer, + then type the number of days.</li> + <li><strong>Ask for each cookie</strong>: Select this if you want + Cookie Manager to warn you each time a website is about to store a cookie. + In addition, you can choose <strong>except for session cookies</strong>: so + that &brandShortName; will not warn you if the website is setting cookies + which will be deleted when you exit your browser.</li> +</ul> + +<p>You can also get more information about your stored cookies:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Cookie Manager</strong>: Click this button to view + information about the cookies currently stored on your computer and which + websites are allowed to set them.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Stored Cookies tab of the Cookie + Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Stored Cookies tab lists all the cookies stored on your computer, the + websites they belong to, and their current status.</p> + +<p>When you select a cookie in this list, the following information about that + cookie appears in the bottom portion of the tab:</p> + +<table class="defaultTable"> + <thead> + <tr> + <th>Item</th> + <th>Explanation</th> + </tr> + </thead> + <tbody class="tbody-default"> + <tr> + <td>Name</td> + <td>The name assigned to the cookie by its originator.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Information</td> + <td>A string of characters containing the information a website tracks + for you. It might contain a user key or name by which you are + identified to the website, information about your interests, and so + forth.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Host or domain</td> + <td>Provides the name of the cookie's host or domain. + + <p>A <strong>host</strong> cookie is sent back, during subsequent + visits, only to the <a href="glossary.xhtml#server">server</a> that + set it.</p> + + <p>A <strong>domain</strong> cookie is sent back to any website + that's in the same domain as the website that set it. A + website's domain is the part of its URL that contains the name of + an organization, business, or school—such as netscape.com or + washington.org.</p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Path</td> + <td>The file pathway. This is provided only if the cookie should be sent + back to all URLs that are on that path or lower. For example, + <tt>http://a.b/x/y/z.html</tt> means that the cookie can also be set + for path <tt>x/</tt>.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Send For</td> + <td>When this field is <q>For encrypted connections only</q> it means + that the browser checks the connection whenever the server asks for a + cookie and will not send it unless the connection is encrypted + (HTTPS).</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Expires</td> + <td>The date and time at which the cookie will be deactivated. The + browser regularly removes expired cookies from your computer.</td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p>To remove cookies, click one of these buttons:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove Cookie</strong>: Removes the selected cookie or cookies + from the list.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All Cookies</strong>: Removes all cookies from the + list.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Select this checkbox to prevent the cookies you remove from being added back + into the list later:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Don't allow websites that set removed cookies to set future + cookies</strong></li> +</ul> + +<p>Even if you remove cookies now, you will reacquire those same cookies the + next time you return to the website. To prevent that from happening, select + this checkbox. When this checkbox is selected, websites for the cookies that + you are removing are added to the list of websites whose cookies will + automatically be rejected.</p> + +<p>You must click Close for your changes to take effect.</p> + +<h2 id="cookie_sites">Cookie Websites</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Cookie Websites tab of the Cookie + Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> + <li>Click the Cookie Websites tab.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Cookie Websites tab of the Cookie Manager lists the websites for which + your decisions have been remembered, and what your decisions were. It also + allows you to add and remove websites from the list.</p> + +<h3 id="add_cookie_sites">Adding Cookie Websites</h3> + +<p>To add cookies websites manually:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Enter the website address, e.g. <tt>www.mozilla.org</tt></li> + <li>Set the website cookie permission: + <ul> + <li><strong>Block</strong>: Click this button to add the website as a + website blocked from setting cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Session</strong>: Click this button to add the website as a + website that can set session cookies. Persistent cookies from this + website will be downgraded to session cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow</strong>: Click this button to add the website as a + website that can set cookies.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Repeat the steps to add additional websites.</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="remove_cookie_sites">Removing Cookie Websites</h3> + +<p>To remove a cookie website:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove Website</strong>: Removes the selected website or websites + from the list.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All Websites</strong>: Removes all websites from the list.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Once you've removed a website from this list, Cookie Manager remembers + nothing about it. If the <q>Ask for each cookie</q> option is selected in + the Cookies preferences panel, you will be warned when any website not in this + list requests permission to set a cookie.</p> + +<h1 id="using_the_password_manager">Using the Password Manager</h1> + +<p>Many websites require you to type a user name and password before you can + enter the website. For instance, personalized pages and websites containing + your financial information usually require you to log in.</p> + +<p>The user name and password you use at a particular website can be read by the + site's administrator. Potentially, that person could then attempt to log + into other websites where you may have used the same user name and password. + If this concerns you, you may wish to use a different password at every + website with which you register.</p> + +<p>Password Manager can help you remember some or all of your names and + passwords by storing them on your computer's hard disk, and entering + them for you automatically when you visit such websites.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href= + "#using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="#entering_user_names_and_passwords_automatically">Entering + User Names and Passwords Automatically</a></li> + <li><a href="#turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager + On and Off</a></li> + <li><a href="#viewing_and_managing_stored_passwords">Viewing and Managing + Stored Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="passwords_help.xhtml">Password Settings</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</h2> + +<p>When Password Manager is active (as it is by default), it gives you an + opportunity to save user names and passwords on your hard drive that you + enter while using the Internet.</p> + +<p>For example, after you log onto a website from a page that requests a user + name and password, a dialog box appears asking, <q>Do you want Password + Manager to remember this logon?</q> When you see this dialog box, you can + click one of the following buttons:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Yes</strong>: The next time you return to the website you'll + see that your user name and password are already filled in. All you have to + do is click the Login button (or equivalent) to send them to the + server.</li> + <li><strong>Never for this site</strong>: Password Manager will not ask in + the future if you want to save your user name and password for that + website.</li> + <li><strong>No</strong>: Password Manager won't remember the user name + and password, but will ask again the next time you visit the website.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Similarly, when you log onto an email account or an FTP site, or perform any + other action that requires the browser itself to display a special dialog box + for your login information, you can select this option in the dialog box:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Use Password Manager to remember these values</strong></li> +</ul> + +<p>The next time you check your email or perform other tasks that require a + password only, the password will be submitted directly without any further + action on your part. For tasks that require you to enter both a user name and + password, you need to click a Login button or equivalent after Password + Manager fills in the information.</p> + +<p>Password Manager saves your user names and passwords on your own computer in + a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. + See <a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored + Sensitive Information</a> for information on protecting your stored user + names and passwords with encryption technology.</p> + +<p>If the Password Manager dialog box described above does not appear when you + click Submit after typing your user name and password, Password Manager may + be turned off or the website may disallow its use.</p> + +<p>To check whether Password Manager is currently active, see + <a href="#turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager On + and Off</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="entering_user_names_and_passwords_automatically">Entering User Names + and Passwords Automatically</h2> + +<p>There are two different ways that Password Manager can fill in user names + and passwords on your behalf:</p> + +<ul> + <li>You use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for a + website (using the three-button dialog box described in + <a href= + "#using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</a>). + + <p>The next time you visit the website, Password Manager automatically fills + in your user name and password on the website's log in page. You can + then click the Login button, or equivalent, to send the information to + the server.</p> + </li> + <li>You use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for an + email account, an FTP site, or in any other situation where you type login + information in a dialog box that displays a checkbox labeled <q>Use + Password Manager to remember these values</q>. + + <p>In most cases, the next time you attempt to access that server, Password + Manager automatically fills in your user name and password in the same + dialog box. You can then click OK to send the information to the + server.</p> + + <p>In some cases, such as when you open your email account, + &brandShortName; needs to send only the password to the server, and does + so immediately without displaying the dialog box or requiring any further + action on your part.</p> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager On and + Off</h2> + +<p>Password Manager is on by default. To turn it off:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Password Manager section, deselect <q>Remember passwords</q> + to turn Password Manager off.</li> +</ol> + +<p>To turn Password Manager on, follow steps 1 and 2 above, but select the + checkbox in step 3 rather than deselecting it.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="viewing_and_managing_stored_passwords">Viewing and Managing Stored + Passwords</h2> + +<p>To see the user names and passwords you have stored and to display a list of + websites from which logon information never is saved:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Open the Tools menu, choose Password Manager, and then choose Manage + Stored Passwords from the submenu. You see the Password Manager window with + the Passwords Saved tab opened. + <ul> + <li>To see your saved passwords, click Show Passwords and confirm your + choice.</li> + <li>To hide your passwords, click Hide Passwords.</li> + <li>To remove an entry from the list, click it and then click Remove. The + next time you visit the website, you will need to enter your user name + and password again, since Password Manager will no longer have the + information.</li> + </ul> + Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the websites for which + you instructed Password Manager never to store user names and passwords. To + remove a website from this list, click it and then click Remove. The next + time you log into the website, you can use the stored user name and + password (if available) or indicate that you want Password Manager to save + the information for that website.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="clearing_private_data">Clearing Private Data</h1> + +<p>While browsing the web, various items of potentially private information + may be gathered and stored by &brandShortName;. This section describes the + types of such private data and options to remove them either manually by + request or automatically when shutting down &brandShortName;.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#types_of_private_data">Types of Private Data</a></li> + <li><a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data Preferences</a></li> + <li><a href="#clear_private_data_now">Clear Private Data Now</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="types_of_private_data">Types of Private Data</h2> + +<p>Several types of information are gathered and kept by &brandShortName; while + you are browsing websites. Some of these data are necessary for those sites to + function properly or more efficiently, others are for your convenience.</p> + +<p>Privacy implications vary from type to type. For example, browsing history + and cache contents provide a snapshot of your recent browsing activity which + is local to your computer; cookies or offline web content may be used by a + website to track a user directly across visits (e.g., for statistical + purposes or for targeted advertisements).</p> + +<p>In <a href="#browsing_in_a_private_window">private browsing mode</a>, no + private data will be retained beyond the duration of the private session.</p> + +<p>The following private information may be stored locally by + &brandShortName;:</p> + +<table class="defaultTable"> + <thead> + <tr> + <th>Type</th> + <th>Explanation</th> + </tr> + </thead> + <tbody class="tbody-default"> + <tr> + <td>Browsing History</td> + <td>If enabled in the + <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#history">History preferences</a>, + a history of any website pages you have <em>visited</em> is kept and + may be suggested to complete website addresses in the location bar.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Location Bar History</td> + <td>This is a history of web addresses which were <em>entered</em> + manually or copy-pasted into the location bar of the browser. This + list is available in the location bar menu.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Download History</td> + <td>Depending on the options selected in the + <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#downloads">Downloads + preferences</a>, a history of <em>files downloaded</em> from + websites is maintained in the Download Manager.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Saved Form and Search History</td> + <td>If enabled in the + <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#history">History preferences</a>, + text entered into <em>elements of forms</em> (e.g., user names, but not + passwords) will be stored for the specified number of days; matches are + suggested in a list when you revisit that page. If you put the search + box onto your toolbar, the history of <em>search terms</em> will be + stored as well.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Cache</td> + <td>The cache is a <em>short-term store</em> for web pages and other + data (like e-mail attachments for IMAP accounts or remote images in + messages) to avoid having these items being requested again from the + server if they were just recently accessed. The cache on your disk + may contain data up to the limit specified in the + <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#cache">Cache preferences</a>.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Cookies</td> + <td>Cookies are <em>small pieces of information</em> that websites use to + keep track of users and sessions, or to store website preferences. Use + the <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#cookies">Cookies preferences</a> to + specify to what extent cookies are permitted and for how long they are + kept.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Offline Website Data</td> + <td>Websites may be permitted to store their pages' contents and + related data locally so that they are available for use <em>without + a network connection</em>. See the + <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#offline_apps">Offline Apps + preferences</a> for options to control this behavior and to inspect + the contents of stored offline website data.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Saved Passwords</td> + <td>If enabled in the + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#passwords">Passwords preferences</a>, + &brandShortName; keeps <em>entered passwords</em> for later use, thus + you don't have to retype them every time you visit a website.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Authenticated Sessions</td> + <td>Websites may require <em>authentication</em> (username and password, + asked for with a pop-up dialog) and can keep track of such by + authenticated sessions. A site will ask you for your credentials + again when you proceed to the next page after this information is + cleared.</td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="private_data_prefs">Privacy & Security Preferences + - Private Data</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Private Data preferences panel to + determine when and which type of private data should be deleted. If + you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Private Data. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>The <strong>Clear Private Data</strong> section provides the following + options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Always clear my private data when I close + &brandShortName;</strong>: Check this option to always initiate clearing + of the selected private data when the application is shut down.</li> + <li><strong>Ask me before clearing private data</strong>: Check this option + for &brandShortName; to prompt you with a dialog box before clearing the + selected private data. The dialog box also allows you to change the + selection, rather than clearing them without any interaction.</li> + <li><strong>When I ask &brandShortName; to clear my private data, it should + erase</strong>: For each <a href="#types_of_private_data">type of private + data</a>, a separate option is provided whether or not to clear any + stored items of this specific type. Check the respective box for each + item to be deleted by default when clearing is requested by you or + initiated on shutdown.</li> + <li><strong>Clear Now</strong>: Click this button to initiate clearing of + private data immediately, depending on the preferences selected in + this panel: + <ul> + <li>When the <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> option is checked, + &brandShortName; opens a dialog box where you can confirm and change + any items to be cleared.</li> + <li>When <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> is <em>not</em> + checked, all types selected to be cleared by default will be deleted + immediately without the dialog box being shown.</li> + </ul> + </li> +</ul> + +<!-- link up "Data Manager" below once bug 599097 has been taken care of --> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: Also consider more selective alternatives to delete + private data. For example, the individual preference panels for each type may + provide additional options, and the Data Manager allows to clear private data + by type and the specific domain of a website. Rather than clearing all cookies + when shutting down &brandShortName;, you could specify to allow cookies for + sessions only, thus giving you the opportunity to establish exceptions for + selected websites for which you want to retain cookies.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="clear_private_data_now">Clear Private Data Now</h2> + +<p>Private data can be cleared at any time, either from the + <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preferences</a> by clicking + the Clear Now button, or by selecting Clear Private Data from the Tools + menu of a browser window. This initiates one of the following actions:</p> + +<ul> + <li>When the <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> option is checked + in the <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preference panel</a>, + &brandShortName; opens a dialog window where you can confirm and change + the <a href="#types_of_private_data">types of private data</a> to be + cleared as follows: + <ul> + <li>The defaults for the individual types are determined by the + <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data preferences</a>. + Note that individual boxes may be disabled if no items of that + type are available for deletion.</li> + <li>Check or uncheck boxes as desired if you want to clear a different + set of private data.</li> + <li>Click <q>Clear Private Data Now</q> to clear the selected items, + or Cancel to quit the dialog.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>When <q>Ask me before clearing private data</q> is <em>not</em> checked, + all types selected in the <a href="#private_data_prefs">Private Data + preferences</a> to be cleared by default will be deleted immediately + without the dialog box being shown.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#clearing_private_data">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="browsing_in_a_private_window">Browsing in a Private Window</h1> + +<p>There may be occasions where you don't want &brandShortName; to keep + track of your browsing activities. For example, when someone else quickly + wants to use your computer and you don't want your current browsing + context disturbed; or, for confidential tasks such as online banking.</p> + +<p>Opening a private window starts a + <a href="glossary.xhtml#private_browsing">private browsing</a> session + in which no <a href="#types_of_private_data">private data</a> on the sites + and pages you visit are made available beyond the scope and duration of that + session. Each subsequently opened private window becomes part of the same + private session. It ends when the last private window is closed.</p> + +<p>Private windows are not entirely isolated from non-private windows; private + browsing just implies that &brandShortName; will not keep any local record + of your activities in such a window. Some private data may be shared between + private but not non-private windows and vice versa, others accessed in a + read-only mode from a private window.</p> + +<p>Note that <a href="customize_help.xhtml#add-ons">Add-ons</a> like plugins + and extensions may not be subjected to these policies and may change their + settings or modify their locally kept data even in a private window.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#opening_a_private_window">Opening a Private Window</a></li> + <li><a href="#behavior_of_a_private_window">Behavior of a Private + Window</a></li> + <li><a href="#leaving_the_private_browsing_mode">Leaving the Private + Browsing Mode</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="opening_a_private_window">Opening a Private Window</h2> + +<p>A browser window can be either in regular (non-private) or in private + browsing mode. It is not possible to switch a non-private browser window + into private mode, but you can open a new private window in two ways:</p> + +<ul> + <li>From a browser window, open the File menu, choose New, then Private + Window. The new window opens with a page explaining that you are now in + private browsing mode.</li> + <li>Right-click on a link in a web page you are viewing, then select <q>Open + Link in Private Window</q> from the menu. The new private window will open, + showing the page referred to by the selected link.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Any number of private and non-private windows can be open at the same time, + but be aware in this case for which windows history information is kept.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#browsing_in_a_private_window">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="behavior_of_a_private_window">Behavior of a Private Window</h2> + +<p>A private window behaves differently than a non-private window in the way + it handles private data (see <a href="#types_of_private_data">Types of + Private Data</a> for detailed information of the individual categories). + Specifically, after closing a private session when closing the last private + window, no information related to that session will be retained in + &brandShortName;. Private data gathered in one private session won't + be available to any future private session either.</p> + +<h3>Recognizing a Private Window</h3> + +<p>To determine whether or not a window is in private browsing mode, have a + look at its title bar. Private windows show + <q>- <span class="noMac">&brandShortName; </span>Private Browsing</q> + <span class="noMac">rather than just <q>- &brandShortName;</q></span> + at the end of the window's title.</p> + +<h3>Navigation and Bookmarks</h3> + +<ul> + <li>Navigating within a private window is identical to a non-private + window. You can use the Back and Forward buttons as well as the Go + menu as usual.</li> + <li>Links will not be marked as visited when browsing in a private + window.</li> + <li>Bookmarks can be added in a private window in the same way as for a + non-private window. They will not be cleared once the private session + has ended.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Browsing and other Histories</h3> + +<ul> + <li>Previously established Browsing History and Location Bar History will + be available to a private window, but new sites visited and locations + entered into the location bar will not be recorded and saved.</li> + <li>Files can be downloaded as usual, but no entries will be added to the + Download Manager. The downloaded files themselves will not be removed.</li> + <li>Saved Form and Search History will be available to a private window, + thus providing suggestions for form fields or searches. However, any + new items or search terms entered will not be recorded and saved.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Cookies</h3> + +<ul> + <li>A private window can collect cookies from the sites it visits, but a + private window does not share cookies with a non-private window and vice + versa. For example, if you log into a website in a regular window, then + open a private window to continue, you likely will be asked to enter your + credentials again.</li> + <li>Cookies in a private session are accepted according to the settings, + but only retained for the duration of that session regardless of the + lifetime allowed in a non-private window.</li> + <li>Existing exceptions to the cookie policy will be honored in private + windows, and any new exceptions you create will be retained after the + private session has ended.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Cached and Offline Content</h3> + +<ul> + <li>While a private window can use the memory cache for performance, it is + not permitted to access the disk cache regardless of the settings for a + non-private window. Thus, no cached content will be available after + restarting &brandShortName;.</li> + <li>A private window cannot use any stored offline content deposited by + websites. Thus, you will not be able to use web applications while being + offline, even if they have already stored offline content locally.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Passwords and Authenticated Sessions</h3> + +<ul> + <li>No new passwords will be stored in the Password Manager when entered + in a private window.</li> + <li>Authenticated sessions do not carry over from a non-private to a private + window. Thus, you cannot continue a session started in a non-private window + in a private window or vice versa.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Preferences and Permissions</h3> + +<ul> + <li>Any changes to settings and permissions made from a private window are + handled in the same way as from a non-private window and retained after + the private session has ended.</li> + <li>Per-site preferences such as zoom levels or download locations are + observed in a private window. However, any changes you make will not be + retained, e.g., zoom levels revert to the initial value when navigating + or switching tabs.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#browsing_in_a_private_window">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="leaving_the_private_browsing_mode">Leaving the Private Browsing + Mode</h2> + +<p>There is no special function or command to leave the private mode, + and it is not possible to continue working in non-private mode with + a private window.</p> + +<p>To end a private browsing session, just close all private windows. + There will be no record on &brandShortName;'s side on any browsing + activities performed in any of the associated private windows.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#browsing_in_a_private_window">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored Sensitive + Information</h1> + +<p>If you use Password Manager to save passwords, then this sensitive + information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but + not impossible, for an intruder to read.</p> + +<p>For example, if your computer is in an area where unauthorized people have + access to it, it's possible for a determined person to read the file + containing your sensitive information.</p> + +<p>For a greater degree of security, you may want to protect the file with + encryption. Encryption makes it much harder for an unauthorized person to + view your stored sensitive information.</p> + +<p>Your decision about whether to use encryption for stored sensitive data is a + tradeoff between improved security and convenience.</p> + +<p>If you use encryption, you will need to enter a master password + periodically, which can be inconvenient. If you don't, it may be easier + for a stranger who has access to your computer to steal your passwords.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#setting_a_master_password">Setting a Master Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#changing_your_master_password">Changing Your Master + Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#logging_out_of_your_master_password">Logging Out of Your + Master Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#what_to_do_if_you_forget_your_master_password">What to Do If + You Forget Your Master Password</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="setting_a_master_password">Setting a Master Password</h2> + +<p>To enable encryption of passwords you need to set a master password. If + your master password has not previously been set, you can set it at this + time:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Change Master Password section, click Change Password to open the + Change Master Password dialog box.</li> + <li>Enter your desired master password, and retype it to confirm the + spelling.</li> + <li>Click OK.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Make sure your new password is difficult to guess. For some suggestions on + how to improve password security, see + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="changing_your_master_password">Changing Your Master Password</h2> + +<p>To change your master password:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Change Master Password section, click Change Password to open the + Change Master Password dialog box.</li> + <li>Enter your current master password.</li> + <li>Enter your new master password, and retype it to confirm the + spelling.</li> + <li>Click OK.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Make sure your new password is difficult to guess. For some guidelines, see + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="logging_out_of_your_master_password">Logging Out of Your Master + Password</h2> + +<p>Normally, you are asked for your master password once during each + &brandShortName; session during which you access any of your stored sensitive + information.</p> + +<p>It's also possible to require that your master password be requested + each time it is needed, or after a certain amount of time has passed. For + details, see <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#master_password_timeout">Master + Password Timeout</a>.</p> + +<p>You can log out of your master password so that it must be entered again + before any sensitive information can be stored or retrieved. This is useful + if you are going to leave your computer unattended for a period of time.</p> + +<p>To log out of your master password:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Password Manager.</li> + <li>Select Log Out from the submenu.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="what_to_do_if_you_forget_your_master_password">What to Do If You Forget + Your Master Password</h2> + +<p>If you forget your master password, you won't be able to access any of + the stored password it protects. Your master password is your most important + password. Make sure you remember it or record it in a safe place.</p> + +<p>As a last resort, it's possible to reset your master password if you + are sure you can't remember it. However, resetting your master password + permanently erases all the web and email passwords, saved on your behalf by + Password Manager. You will also lose all your personal certificates + associated with the + <a href="glossary.xhtml#software_security_device">Software Security + Device</a>.</p> + +<p>Before taking this drastic step, read + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#reset_master_password">Reset Master + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>If you are sure you can't remember or retrieve your master password, + follow these instructions to reset it:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Reset Master Password.</li> + <li>In the Reset Master Password dialog box, click Reset.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="managing_images">Managing Images</h1> + +<p>If you wish, you can choose not to download any images when you browse the + web. This greatly restricts what you can view online, but may be helpful if + you have a slow connection and wish to shorten the time it takes web pages to + load.</p> + +<p>You can also control how frequently animated images repeat their animation, + or turn off animation completely.</p> + +<p>The next section describes how to control these image settings. The default + settings allow all images to be accepted and allow them to repeat their + animation.</p> + +<h2 id="images">Privacy & Security Preferences - Images</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to set preferences for images. To view the + preference settings for images:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Images. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<h3 id="image_acceptance_policy">Image Acceptance Policy</h3> + +<p>Image Acceptance preferences allow you to control whether or under what + conditions the &brandShortName; browser should display images:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Do not load any images</strong>: Select this option if you do not + want the &brandShortName; browser to display images.</li> + <li><strong>Only load images that come from the originating + server</strong>: Select this option if you do not want to load images from + third-party websites.</li> + <li><strong>Load all images</strong>: Select this option if you want to + display all images. (This option is selected by default.)</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Animated images should loop</h3> + +<p>These settings control how many times animated images repeat their + animation:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>As many times as the image specifies</strong>: Select this if you + want image animation to repeat as many times as specified within each + image. (This option is selected by default.)</li> + <li><strong>Once</strong>: Select this if you want image animation to occur + once, overriding the number of times specified within each image.</li> + <li><strong>Never</strong>: Select this if you do not want image + animation.</li> +</ul> + +</body> +</html> |