Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop

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It blocks trackers that follow you around online to collect information about your browsing habits and interests <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smartblock-enhanced-tracking-protection">without breaking site functionality</a>. It also includes protections against harmful scripts, such as malware that drains your battery. </p> <div id="toc"><h2>Table of Contents</h2><ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_protections-dashboard"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Protections Dashboard</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_what-enhanced-tracking-protection-blocks"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">What Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_how-to-tell-when-firefox-is-protecting-you"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">How to tell when Firefox is protecting you</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_how-to-tell-whats-being-blocked-on-a-site"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">How to tell what’s being blocked on a site</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_how-to-tell-whats-being-blocked-on-a-site_2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">How to tell what’s being blocked on a site</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_what-to-do-if-a-site-seems-broken"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">What to do if a site seems broken</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_adjust-your-global-enhanced-tracking-protection-settings"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Adjust your global Enhanced Tracking Protection settings</span></a><ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_standard-enhanced-tracking-protection"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Standard Enhanced Tracking Protection</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_strict-enhanced-tracking-protection"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Strict Enhanced Tracking Protection</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_custom-enhanced-tracking-protection"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">Custom Enhanced Tracking Protection</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></div> <h1 id="w_protections-dashboard">Protections Dashboard</h1> <p>To see what’s been blocked on all sites over the past week, visit your Protections Dashboard. Click the <span class="for" data-for="not fx89">menu button <img alt="menu button retina" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-12-33-58-e123dc.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="35"></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89">shield in the address bar <img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="30"></span> and select <span class="menu">Protections Dashboard</span> or type <strong>about:protections</strong> into the address bar. This will open the Protections Dashboard page in a new tab. </p><p><span class="for" data-for="not fx89">To see what’s being blocked on individual pages, click the shield <img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> to the left of the address bar.</span> </p> <h1 id="w_what-enhanced-tracking-protection-blocks">What Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks</h1> <p>Firefox uses a list of known trackers provided by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection">Disconnect</a>. By default, Firefox blocks the following types of trackers and scripts. </p> <ul><li>Social media trackers </li><li>Cross-site tracking cookies (also isolates remaining cookies) </li><li>Fingerprinters </li><li>Cryptominers </li><li>Tracking content: These trackers are hidden in ads, videos, and other in-page content. In <strong>Standard</strong> mode, tracking content is blocked in Private Windows. To add this protection in all windows, visit your privacy preferences and select <strong>Strict</strong> or <strong>Custom</strong> as <a href="#w_adjust-your-global-enhanced-tracking-protection-settings">explained below</a>. </li></ul> <p>To learn more about trackers and scripts blocked by Firefox, see the article <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track">Trackers and scripts Firefox blocks in Enhanced Tracking Protection</a> and <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smartblock-enhanced-tracking-protection">SmartBlock for Enhanced Tracking Protection</a>. </p> <h1 id="w_how-to-tell-when-firefox-is-protecting-you">How to tell when Firefox is protecting you</h1> <p>The shield to the left of the address bar tells if you if Firefox is blocking trackers and scripts on a site. </p><div class="for" data-for="fx89"> <dl><dt><img alt="Shield Address bar" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-12-56-36-6bb740.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""> </dt></dl> <ul><li><img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> <strong>Active:</strong> Firefox blocked trackers and harmful scripts on a site. Open the shield to see what was blocked. </li><li><img alt="Crossed out shield" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-12-15-03-5a09c7.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> <strong>Crossed out:</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection is turned off on a site. Open the shield and toggle the switch to turn it back on. </li></ul> <h1 id="w_how-to-tell-whats-being-blocked-on-a-site">How to tell what’s being blocked on a site</h1> <p>Click on the shield to see what Firefox has blocked. </p> <dl><dt><img alt="Shield_panel Fx88" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-40-58-be9cf5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="400"> </dt></dl> </div><div class="for" data-for="not fx89"> <dl><dt><img alt="ETP shield 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-01-32-1dbd49.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="620"> </dt></dl> <ul><li><img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> - <strong>Purple:</strong> Firefox blocked trackers and harmful scripts on a site. Open the shield to see what was blocked. </li><li><img alt="shield no trackers" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-12-34-52-49baab.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> - <strong>Gray:</strong> No known trackers or harmful scripts were detected on a site. </li><li><img alt="crossed gray 70 etp" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-26-09-42-22-cb66b7.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"> - <strong>Gray and crossed out:</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection is turned off on a site. Open the shield and toggle the switch to turn it back on. </li></ul> <h1 id="w_how-to-tell-whats-being-blocked-on-a-site_2">How to tell what’s being blocked on a site</h1> <p>Click on the shield to see what Firefox has blocked. </p> <dl><dt><img alt="Fx86EnhancedTrackingProtectionPanel" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-02-11-09-24-21-278ad4.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""> </dt></dl> </div><p>This panel will display different information depending on the site you’re on. </p> <ul><li><strong>Blocked:</strong> Firefox blocked these trackers and scripts. Select each one to see a detailed list. </li><li><strong>Allowed:</strong> These trackers and scripts loaded on the page. This happens because some websites may require loading trackers and scripts to function proprerly. Firefox allows, but isolates, only those trackers and scripts needed for the site to work and blocks the rest. For more information, visit <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smartblock-enhanced-tracking-protection">SmartBlock for Enhanced Tracking Protection</a>. </li><li><strong>None Detected:</strong> Firefox looked for these trackers and scripts, but did not find them on this site. </li><li>Select <span class="menu">Protection Settings</span> to adjust your global privacy settings. </li><li>Select <span class="menu">Protections Dashboard</span> to view a personalized summary of your protections over the past week, including tools to take control of your online security. </li></ul> <h1 id="w_what-to-do-if-a-site-seems-broken">What to do if a site seems broken</h1> <p>If a site seems broken, try turning off Enhanced Tracking Protection. It allows trackers to load on that site only. Enhanced Tracking Protection will continue to block trackers on other sites. </p> <ol><li>Click on the shield <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="30"> </span> to the left of the address bar. </li><li>Toggle the switch <img alt="Fx70-ETPswitch" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-10-16-09-26-24-6f7f2e.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""> at the top of the panel. <dl><dt><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="Fx70ETPtoggle-off" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-29-12-48-27-2595c7.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Protections panel Fx88" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-15-46-59-88478d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""> </span> </dt></dl> <ul><li>This will turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site. The page will reload automatically and allow trackers on this site only. </li></ul> </li></ol> <p>Follow the same process to turn Enhanced Tracking Protection back on. </p> <div class="note">You may encounter breakage on some sites when you’re in <strong>Strict</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection. This is because trackers are hidden in some content. For example, a website might embed an outside video or social media post that contains trackers. To block the trackers, Firefox must also block the content itself. <p>Trackers are often hidden in the following types of content: </p> <ul><li>Login fields </li><li>Forms </li><li>Payments </li><li>Comments </li><li>Videos </li></ul> </div> <h1 id="w_adjust-your-global-enhanced-tracking-protection-settings">Adjust your global Enhanced Tracking Protection settings</h1> <p>When you download Firefox, all protections included in <strong>Standard</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection are already enabled. </p><p>To view or change your Enhanced Tracking Protection settings for all sites, click the shield <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="30"></span> to the left of the address bar on any webpage and select <span class="menu">Protection Settings</span>. This will open the Firefox <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win">Options</span><span class="for" data-for="mac,linux">Preferences</span></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Settings</span><span class="for" data-for="mac">Preferences</span></span> </span><span class="for" data-for="fx89">Preferences</span> <em>Privacy & Security</em> panel in a new tab. </p> <dl><dt><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="Fx78settingsEnhancedTrackingProtection" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-03-30-03-28-19-af0e1d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Privacy & Security" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-58-44-998298.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" title=""> </span> </dt></dl> <div class="note"><strong>Tip:</strong> These settings are also available from the Firefox menu:<br>Click the menu button <img alt="menu button retina" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-12-33-58-e123dc.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="35">, click <span class="menu"><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win">Options</span><span class="for" data-for="mac,linux">Preferences</span></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Settings</span><span class="for" data-for="mac">Preferences</span></span> </span>, and select <span class="menu">Privacy & Security</span>.</div> <h2 id="w_standard-enhanced-tracking-protection">Standard Enhanced Tracking Protection</h2> <p>By default, Firefox blocks the following on all sites. </p> <ul><li>Social media trackers </li><li>Cross-site tracking cookies (other third-party cookies are isolated) </li><li>Tracking content in <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history">Private Windows</a> only. </li><li>Cryptominers </li><li>Fingerprinters </li></ul> <h2 id="w_strict-enhanced-tracking-protection">Strict Enhanced Tracking Protection</h2> <p>To further increase privacy, select <strong>Strict</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection. This will block the following: </p> <ul><li>Social media trackers </li><li><span class="for" data-for="not fx86">Cross-site tracking cookies</span><span class="for" data-for="fx86">Cross-site cookies</span> </li><li>Tracking content in all windows </li><li>Cryptominers </li><li>Fingerprinters </li></ul> <div class="for" data-for="fx86"><p><strong>Strict</strong> protection includes <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/">Total Cookie Protection</a>. This gives every website its own "cookie jar", which prevents <a href="/web/20210430100541/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/third-party-trackers">third-party trackers</a> from collecting browsing data across multiple websites. </p></div><p> </p> <ol><li>Click on the shield <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="30"></span> to the left of the address bar on any webpage. </li><li>Click on <span class="menu">Protection Settings</span>. <dl><dt>The Firefox <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win">Options</span><span class="for" data-for="mac,linux">Preferences</span></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Settings</span><span class="for" data-for="mac">Preferences</span></span> </span><span class="for" data-for="fx89">Preferences</span> <em>Privacy & Security</em> panel will open. </dt></dl> </li><li>Under <strong>Enhanced Tracking Protection</strong>, select <span class="menu">Strict</span>. </li><li>Select the <img alt="reload all tabs retina" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-05-25-37ec1e.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="150"> button to apply your new privacy settings. </li></ol> <p> </p> <h2 id="w_custom-enhanced-tracking-protection">Custom Enhanced Tracking Protection</h2> <p>Want to block some trackers and scripts, but not others? Use <strong>Custom</strong> Enhanced Tracking Protection. </p> <ol><li>Click on the shield <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><img alt="shield detected 70" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-59-41-fc828d.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="40"></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><img alt="Shield Fx89" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-04-23-13-15-04-3b3ef5.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="30"></span>to the left of the address bar on any webpage. </li><li>Click on <span class="menu">Protection Settings</span>. <dl><dt>The Firefox <span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="not fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win">Options</span><span class="for" data-for="mac,linux">Preferences</span></span><span class="for" data-for="fx89"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Settings</span><span class="for" data-for="mac">Preferences</span></span> </span><span class="for" data-for="fx89">Preferences</span> <em>Privacy & Security</em> panel will open. </dt></dl> </li><li>Under <strong>Enhanced Tracking Protection</strong>, select <span class="menu">Custom</span>. </li><li>Choose which trackers and scripts to block by selecting those checkboxes. </li><li>Select the <img alt="reload all tabs retina" class="wiki-image frameless lazy" data-original-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541/https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-09-13-11-05-25-37ec1e.png" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430100541im_/https://static-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/static/sumo/img/placeholder.gif" width="150"> button to apply your new privacy settings. </li></ol> <p>You can also turn off all protections in <strong>Custom</strong>, by deselecting all checkboxes. 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