Firefox: Change the security settings
Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer are the four most popular browsers. They have each been designed by different developers and are considered to be very safe. Firefox from Mozilla was exemplary for the others in the area of security. Even today it can be adapted, changed and correctly tailored to your own needs, so that hardly any wishes remain unfulfilled.
Use Firefox as a browser
When you have the choice of which browser to use for your walk into the Internet then you should use Firefox. There are certainly other good web browsers out there, but Firefox was and is still considered very secure, fast, and adaptable.
- If you have the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox, which can now also be used for tablets, download and install, you have not only made a good, but also a safe choice. Whatever your surfing behavior, you can change and adapt the look and function of your new browser.
- There is a huge amount of information on this Add-ons, which can be installed quickly and easily. If you do not like an extension, it can be deleted or deactivated in no time at all. But Firefox's own security settings are also important. You should set and change these so that you can travel safely.
Change the security settings
- To change the security settings, you have to go through the "Tools" menu. In this menu you will find the entry "Settings" below, which you should use to switch to the corresponding area. Here you can see a symbol menu bar at the top of the window. A yellow lock indicates the settings that are currently important to you. Click on it with the mouse.
- You are now in the settings area. The first three options, which you can activate by ticking the box, protect you from fraudulent websites and prevent you from installing add-ons that you don't want. Underneath there is an option which asks if you want to save passwords. Remove the tick here.
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You can change further settings for saving chronicles and cookies in the data protection menu, which in turn can be reached via the symbol menu bar. Make sure to check the box in front of the entry "Tell websites that I do not want to be followed".
