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I give priority to data security. Even though some security and privacy configurations mean that my experience isn’t as efficient as it could be, I’ll always favor security over simplicity – and so should you.
Every day there’s a new hack waiting for you to look the other way so it can steal your data. Although something as innocuous as a saved physical address may seem harmless, if someone uncovers that data, they can use those details against you.
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Better safe than sorry always applies to technology. The good news is that the Firefox web browser takes your privacy seriously. It offers a range of options to help make your experience as safe as possible in this sinister world.
One thing users should note is that Firefox will no longer automatically fill in your physical address or credit card information. To me, the added security and privacy is worth the extra typing. Even though Google Ads may make it seem like you’ll miss out on things like concert tickets (because you have to spend extra time typing in your information), I’d rather miss out than risk losing my address or credit card data. Will do wrong hand
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Having said that, let’s make your Firefox browser a little safer by deleting saved addresses and credit cards, as well as disabling autofill for both options.
Delete saved addresses and credit cards
what you’ll need: The only thing you’ll need is a running instance of the Firefox web browser. If you haven’t saved an address or credit card, it doesn’t matter, because at least you’ll know how to delete them in the future.
If you’re reading this in Firefox, congratulations, you’ve taken the first step. If not, open Firefox.
Click on the three horizontal lines button at the top right of the window and click on Settings from the drop-down menu.
Accessing the Settings window in Firefox from the drop-down menu. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
In the resulting window, click on Privacy & Security from the left sidebar.
Click on Privacy and Security to locate the relevant section. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
The action is right here. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Delete any/all addresses you have saved. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Once you’ve taken care of that, uncheck the boxes for both Autofill addresses and Autofill credit cards.
After taking these steps, close the Settings tab. Yes, you’ll have to type a bit more when you’re in Firefox, but the inconvenience is worth the extra privacy and security.
