Browser Privacy Settings

Below we discuss browser settings that make your web privacy easier to use.

Many websites respect the Do Not Track and Global Privacy settings for “Consent Panel” and automatically reject tracking for you (you might still see the consent panels, yet often they are pre-selected for privacy). Generally there is no harm for rejection of sharing your data - websites never turn off the “Required Functionality”.

Do Not Track (DNT)

Do Not Track was an early browser privacy signal introduced around 2010. When enabled, a browser would send a simple message to websites requesting that tracking be limited or disabled.

DNT was voluntary and not legally enforced. Because many websites ignored the signal and standards bodies never finalized a universal enforcement model, support gradually declined. Several browsers removed the feature entirely. Today, DNT is considered deprecated and is no longer a reliable privacy mechanism.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

Global Privacy Control is a newer privacy signal designed to replace DNT. It allows visitors to automatically communicate a preference to opt out of data sale or cross-site tracking. In some jurisdictions (such as California and parts of the EU), GPC may carry legal weight as an expression of user intent.

Unlike DNT, GPC is actively supported by privacy-focused browsers and advocacy groups. However, adoption is not universal. Some major browsers do not currently transmit a GPC signal.

Our approach

We honor privacy by policy, not just by signal.

If a visitor’s browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as an explicit opt-out and restrict tracking accordingly.

If a browser does not support GPC or DNT, we still apply privacy-protective defaults. Visitors are not required to configure their browser for their privacy preferences to be respected on this site.

Our goal is simple: privacy should not depend on hidden settings or technical knowledge.

How to enable privacy signals in your browser

Different browsers place these settings in different menus.

Not all browsers support GPC. If your browser includes it, you can usually enable it from the privacy or security settings menu. Some browsers only support older Do Not Track (DNT).

Chrome

• Menu > Settings > Privacy & Security >
• Look under “3rd Party Cookies” or “Privacy Guide” or (while still in Settings) search for “Do Not Track” (they keep changing this)
  Enable ‘Send a “Do Not Track” request with your browsing traffic’

(This sends the older DNT signal. Chrome does not include built-in Global Privacy Control.)

Edge

• Menu > Settings > Privacy, Search, and Services >
• Enable “Send Do Not Track requests”

Firefox

• Menu > Settings > Privacy & Security >
• Look for ‘Website Privacy Preferences’
• Enable “Tell websites not to sell or share my data” (Global Privacy Control)

Brave

• Menu > Settings > Privacy & Security >
• Look for ‘Send a “Do Not Track request” with your browsing traffic’

(This sends the older DNT signal. Brave does not include built-in Global Privacy Control — yet has an optional “Shields” that does implement GPC, discussed next.)

Brave also includes optional “Shields“ protections that may block scripts or interfere with some websites. These are separate features and not required for your privacy to be respected on this site. To access Shields click on the lion icon to right of the address bar.

Safari (Apple)

Safari does not currently support Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track. There is no setting to enable it.

Our site honors privacy by default for Safari users. Even though Safari cannot transmit a GPC signal, we treat Safari visitors as privacy-protected and apply the same restrictions we would apply if GPC were enabled.

Our Privacy Policy

You do not need to change any settings in any of these browsers for your privacy to be respected on this site. However, it’s important to have DNT or GPC on for other websites.

Read our simple Privacy Policy to see how we respect your privacy.