Access and modify various privacy-related browser settings.
To use the privacy API, you must have the "privacy" API permission.
Properties
privacy.network- Access and modify privacy settings relating to the network.
privacy.services- Access and modify privacy settings relating to the services provided by the browser or third parties.
privacy.websites- Access and modify privacy settings relating to the behavior of websites.
Browser compatibility
Update compatibility data on GitHub
| Desktop | Mobile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network.networkPredictionEnabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 54 | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 54 |
network.peerConnectionEnabled | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 55 | Opera No support No | Firefox Android Full support 55 |
network.webRTCIPHandlingPolicy | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 54 | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 54 |
services.passwordSavingEnabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 56 | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 56 |
websites.cookieConfig | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 59 | Opera No support No | Firefox Android Full support 59 |
websites.firstPartyIsolate | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 58 | Opera No support No | Firefox Android Full support 58 |
websites.hyperlinkAuditingEnabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 54 | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 54 |
websites.protectedContentEnabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android No support No |
websites.referrersEnabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 56 | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 56 |
websites.resistFingerprinting | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 58 | Opera No support No | Firefox Android Full support 58 |
websites.thirdPartyCookiesAllowed | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Firefox Android No support No |
websites.trackingProtectionMode | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 57 | Opera No support No | Firefox Android Full support 57 |
Legend
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Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.privacy API.
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