What is up with the amount of trackers in Ironfox? Way more than any other apps.
Surely this is not in keeping with their whole privacy vibe?
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2026
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To me it just seems like the websites you opened in Ironfox were calling the trackers. The only things I'd see Ironfox using is Firebase Crashlytics and maybe Mozilla sites for add-on updates etc.
Yep I think you have nailed it.
As far as I remember, TrackerControl actually says that if it recognizes the app as a browser, the listed network connections are most likely from websites you visit.
Tell me about it. I'm demented trying to stay ahead of things. Funny enough I never feel like the cat in this game!