MC,
I'm not an Apple expert by any means but Firefox V2.0.0.14 is old. Can you click on it's 'help' menu option the 'About Firefox' menu option. After a few seconds the window that opened should display if Forefox is 'up-to-date or not.
For example my version is V28.
If it does need updating, do that first and then we'll be able to step on from their.
Bryan
As far as I understand the situation, there's NOT a newer version that will run on OS10.4.11
And 10.4.11 is the most recent that will run on my Mac.
So I guess that I'm b*gg*red
MC
Hi MC,
I use a Windows PC not a Mac so this may not help. My version of Firefox is 17.0.1. There is a function under the Tools menu to Start Private Browsing (Ctrl+Shift+P if you prefer keyboard direct commands). However, my understanding of 'Private Browsing' is that it only prevents YOUR computer storing details of the websites you visit and was implemented for users of shared computers, so other users of that computer could not see your browsing history. Also useful if you are trying to arrange something for your 'other half' and don't want her to find out what you are planning.
This will not prevent websites that you visit from tracking your IP address when you visit them, and that is what is mainly used for targetted advertising.
I am aware there is software around to supposedly 'anonymise' your internet presence, but they tend to cause their own problems, often preventing websites you wish to view from responding.
As 'dragonfly' said earlier on, tracking is not malicious, and it has never affected my overall performance on the 'net, so it does not bother me, and I think the concerns have overtaken the excellent resource offered for free by Stuart Batty. I find them a great source of information and am steadily working through all of them.