diff --git a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
index aa63c186f..f417a0d53 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void NetworkManager::loadSettings()
                << QLatin1String("live.com") << QLatin1String("i0.cz") << QLatin1String("sermepa.es");
 
     settings.beginGroup("Web-Browser-Settings");
-    m_doNotTrack = settings.value("DoNotTrack", false).toBool();
+    m_doNotTrack = settings.value("DoNotTrack", true).toBool();
     m_sendReferer = settings.value("SendReferer", true).toBool();
     m_sslv3Sites = settings.value("SSLv3Sites", sslv3Sites).toStringList();
     settings.endGroup();
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
index 15b9e2e60..c3794316a 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences(BrowserWindow* window, QWidget* parent)
     ui->deleteHtml5storageOnClose->setChecked(settings.value("deleteHTML5StorageOnClose", false).toBool());
     connect(ui->html5storage, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(allowHtml5storageChanged(bool)));
     // Other
-    ui->doNotTrack->setChecked(settings.value("DoNotTrack", false).toBool());
+    ui->doNotTrack->setChecked(settings.value("DoNotTrack", true).toBool());
     ui->sendReferer->setChecked(settings.value("SendReferer", true).toBool());
 
     //CSS Style