Mozilla launches a firefox extension that prevents facebook from collecting data

Recently, a scandal related to Facebook and its policy of collecting data on users has appeared, something that has led figures like Elon Musk to delete their accounts. Data collection is a central element in the company's infrastructure, in order to obtain information about its users to guide the operation of its products. Mozilla has released a Firefox extension that isolates Facebook to prevent it from accessing your data.

Firefox allows you to isolate Facebook to prevent it from collecting your data

Mozilla has a "Facebook Container" extension to block the website in a kind of private bubble, preventing it from accessing cookie data. This is a measure that blocks Facebook's access to tracking data in separate browser tabs, limiting the amount of data the social network can take advantage of.

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The downside to using this extension is that it will prevent specific Facebook functions from working, an example is the websites that use accounts or the login data linked to your Facebook account, or the Facebook likes and comments functions on external sites. When installing the extension, the browser will disconnect the user from Facebook, forcing them to start the session again using a "container tab". The downsides to this extension are somewhat necessary if you are serious about data security, with Mozilla confirming that your application does not collect user data.

With this measure Firefox is one step ahead of its great rival Google Chrome, in terms of protecting the user's privacy.

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