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[AGM-2285] Update Stealth Mode features' names
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DashaBu authored Nov 28, 2024
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title: Stealth Mode
title: Stealth Mode (Tracking protection)
sidebar_position: 4
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Many websites gather information about their visitors, such as their IP address, installed browser and operating system, screen resolution, and even the page from which a visitor was redirected. Some web pages use cookies to mark your browser and save your personal settings and preferences, or to "recognize" you upon your next visit. Stealth Mode safeguards your personal information from such data- and statistics-gathering systems.
Many websites gather information about their visitors, such as their IP address, installed browser and operating system, screen resolution, and even the page from which a visitor was redirected. Some web pages use cookies to mark your browser and save your personal settings and preferences, or to "recognize" you upon your next visit. *Stealth Mode* (or *Tracking protection* in AdGuard for Windows and AdGuard Browser Extension) safeguards your personal information from such data- and statistics-gathering systems.

You can flexibly adjust the work of Stealth Mode: for instance, you can prohibit the website from receiving the search request you used to find it on the Internet, automatically delete both third-party and the website's own cookies, turn off browser geolocation sharing that can be used to track your whereabouts, and hide your true IP address or even replace it with an arbitrary one.

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## General {#general}

### Hide your search queries {#searchqueries}
### Hide search queries {#searchqueries}

When you get directed to a website from Google, Yahoo, or any other search engine, this option hides the search query that you used to find that website.

### Ask websites not to track you {#donottrack}
### Send signals to opt out of tracking {#donottrack}

Sends the [Global Privacy Control](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#gpc-spec) and [Do Not Track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track) signals to the websites you visit.

### Strip tracking parameters from URLs
### Remove tracking parameters from URLs {#removetracking}

If you enable this option, AdGuard will strip tracking parameters like `utm_*` and `fb_ref` from pages’ URLs.

### Tracking methods {#tracking-methods}

### Self-destruction of third-party cookies {#3p-cookie}
### Delete third-party cookies {#3p-cookie}

Websites use cookies to store your information and preferences, such as the language you selected, your location, or the list of items in your shopping cart. When you return to a website, your browser sends back the cookies belonging to that website, which allows it to "remember" your data.

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### Self-destruction of first-party cookies {#1p-cookie}
### Delete first-party cookies (not recommended) {#1p-cookie}

Set a time period (in minutes) at the end of which all cookies will be destroyed. Set the timer to 0 to block them completely.

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### Disable cache for third-party requests {#3p-cache}
### Block ETag and If-None-Match headers {#3p-cache}

When a browser addresses a page, the server assigns an ETag to that page. This ETag is used by the browser to cache the page's contents. Upon subsequent requests, the browser sends the ETag to the corresponding server, thus letting the server learn the visitor’s identity. As long as the site's files are cached, the ETag is sent every time your browser addresses this site. If the site has embedded content from another server (such as an image or iframe), that server can track your activities without your knowledge.

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On the other hand, due to the nature of all browser extensions, AdGuard Browser Extension works 'inside' the browser. It will alter the Referer right then and there, so Developer Tools will show the desired Referer for your requests.

### Hide your User-Agent {#useragent}
### Hide User-Agent {#useragent}

When you visit a website, your browser sends its information to the server. It looks like a text line that is part of an HTTP request that begins with "User-Agent:". It usually includes the name and version of the browser, the operating system, and language settings. We cut User-Agent from identifying information so that advertisers cannot obtain it.

You can also set an arbitrary value for User-Agent by entering it into the Custom User-Agent field. To use default User-Agent, leave the field blank.

### Hide your IP address {#ip}
### Mask IP address {#ip}

Stealth Mode cannot hide your IP address. However, we can conceal it so that websites you visit will think you are a proxy. Sometimes this helps, and websites ignore your true IP address.

You can set an arbitrary IP address, which you would like others to perceive as yours, by simply entering it into the corresponding field. To use the default IP address, leave the field blank.

### Remove X-Client-Data header from HTTP requests {#xclientdata}
### Remove X-Client-Data header {#xclientdata}

It forbids Google Chrome from sending its version and modification information with requests to Google domains (including Double Click and Google Analytics).

### Protect from DPI {#dpi}
### Protect against DPI {#dpi}

The Deep Packet Inspection is a system of deep analysis and filtering of traffic by packet content, as well as the accumulation of statistical data. Using this technology, ISPs have the ability to control the passing traffic and limit access to content for their clients.

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