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Patch Set: Draft 2 Created Dec. 13, 2016, 6:14 p.m.

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1 ## Using Adblock Plus to disable tracking	1 ## Disable tracking

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3 Many companies collect data about your browsing habits across multiple websites - your browsing history is even examined and collected. Use Adblock Plus to proh ibit your online behavior from being tracked.	3 Many companies collect data about your browsing habits across multiple websites - your browsing history is even examined and collected. Use Adblock Plus to proh ibit your online behavior from being tracked.
	jeen 2017/01/06 14:39:24 For more advanced users, they may want to know how For more advanced users, they may want to know how disabling tracking will affect their cookies and if this will log them out of their accounts/ stop sites from remembering their passwords etc. (This was brought up in a latest round of user-testing for the Options page) FYI: Turning on this function will not clear cookies that are already on the user's computer, and will only block cookies from ads. Cookies from first-party domains should not be blocked, therefore saved passwords etc. are not affected. Lisa 2017/01/12 15:09:23 Done. Show quoted text On 2017/01/06 14:39:24, jeen wrote: > For more advanced users, they may want to know how disabling tracking will > affect their cookies and if this will log them out of their accounts/ stop sites > from remembering their passwords etc. (This was brought up in a latest round of > user-testing for the Options page) > FYI: Turning on this function will not clear cookies that are already on the > user's computer, and will only block cookies from ads. Cookies from first-party > domains should not be blocked, therefore saved passwords etc. are not affected. Done.
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5 ### Chrome	5 ### Chrome

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7 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.	7 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.

8 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.	8 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.

9 3. Click the open this dialogue link.	9 3. Click the open this dialogue link.

10 <br>Note: Do not right-click the above link to open in a new tab or window.	10 <br>Note: Do not right-click (Windows)/control-click (Mac) the above link to open in a new tab or window.

11 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.	11 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.

12 4. Click Add.	12 4. Click Add.
scott 2017/01/05 08:08:47 We need to also add the step to check that the lis We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Lisa 2017/01/12 15:09:24 Done. Show quoted text On 2017/01/05 08:08:47, scott wrote: > We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. > So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read > 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Done.
13 <br>Close the tab.	13 <br>Close the tab.

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15 ### Firefox	15 ### Firefox

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17 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.	17 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.

18 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.	18 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.

19 3. Click the open this dialogue link.	19 3. Click the open this dialogue link.

20 <br>Note: Do not right-click the above link to open in a new tab or window.	20 <br>Note: Do not right-click (Windows)/control-click (Mac) the above link to open in a new tab or window.

21 4. Click Add subscription.	21 4. Click Add subscription.
scott 2017/01/05 08:08:46 We need to also add the step to check that the lis We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. Because we don't currently see the subscriptions list settings with this method, we would need to add in some more steps for them to open the filter list options menu and check themselves. An example would be: 4. Click Add subscription. 5. Now select the Safari Menu and then select Add-Ons 6. Select Extensions on the left side 7. Find Adblock Plus and select Options 8. Select Filter Preferences 9. Confirm that the Disable Malware filter list is added and updated recently '(Date) (Time) (success)'. <br> Close the window. Obviously, the variant for Linux/OSX needs to be input. Lisa 2017/01/12 15:09:24 Done. Show quoted text On 2017/01/05 08:08:46, scott wrote: > We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. > Because we don't currently see the subscriptions list settings with this method, > we would need to add in some more steps for them to open the filter list options > menu and check themselves. An example would be: > > 4. Click Add subscription. > 5. Now select the Safari Menu and then select Add-Ons > 6. Select Extensions on the left side > 7. Find Adblock Plus and select Options > 8. Select Filter Preferences > 9. Confirm that the Disable Malware filter list is added and updated recently > '(Date) (Time) (success)'. > <br> Close the window. > > Obviously, the variant for Linux/OSX needs to be input. Done.
22 <br>Close the tab.	22 <br>Close the tab.

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24 ### Opera	24 ### Opera

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26 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.	26 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.

27 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.	27 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.

28 3. Click the open this dialogue link.	28 3. Click the open this dialogue link.

29 <br>Note: Do not right-click the above link to open in a new tab or window.	29 <br>Note: Do not right-click (Windows)/control-click (Mac) the above link to open in a new tab or window.

30 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.	30 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.

31 4. Click Add.	31 4. Click Add.
scott 2017/01/05 08:08:47 We need to also add the step to check that the lis We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Lisa 2017/01/12 15:09:23 Done. Show quoted text On 2017/01/05 08:08:47, scott wrote: > We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. > So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read > 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Done.
32 <br>Close the tab.	32 <br>Close the tab.

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34 ### Safari	34 ### Safari

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36 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.	36 1. Go to the [Adblock Plus Features](https://adblockplus.org/en/features) page.

37 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.	37 2. Click the Disable Tracking link at the top of the page.

38 3. Click the open this dialogue link.	38 3. Click the open this dialogue link.

39 <br>Note: Do not right-click the above link to open in a new tab or window.	39 <br>Note: Do not control-click the above link to open in a new tab or window .

40 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.	40 <br>The Adblock Plus Options tab opens.

41 4. Click Add.	41 4. Click Add.
scott 2017/01/05 08:08:48 We need to also add the step to check that the lis We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Lisa 2017/01/12 15:09:23 Done. Show quoted text On 2017/01/05 08:08:48, scott wrote: > We need to also add the step to check that the list was successfully downloaded. > So, a sentence like '5. If the list is successfully downloaded it should read > 'Last updated (Date) (Time)'. Done.
42 <br>Close the tab.	42 <br>Close the tab.

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44 ### Adblock Plus for Samsung Browser	44 ### Adblock Plus for Samsung Browser

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46 1. Open the Adblock Plus for Samsung Browser app.	46 1. Open the Adblock Plus for Samsung Browser app.

47 2. Tap More blocking options.	47 2. Tap More blocking options.

48 3. Select Tracking to disable most tracking and browse the web more anonymou sly.	48 3. Select Tracking to disable most tracking and browse the web more anonymou sly.

	49 4. Tap the back button.

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