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Firefox Setup Notes


about:config

go to about:config

turn off AI features

browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
extensions.ml.enabled
sidebar.revamp

turn on global privacy control:

privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled

set media.autoplay.default to 2

disable pocket:

extensions.pocket.enabled 

turn on graphics rendering

gfx.webrender.all

disable automatic refresh

browser.meta_refresh_when_inactive.disabled

fingerprinting isolation: set these to true

privacy.resistFingerprinting: breaks time in gmail privacy.firstparty.isolate privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled

browser.send_pings: set to false

turn off rtc:

media.peerconnection.enabled

beacon.enabled: set to false

privacy.bounceTrackingProtection.mode: set to 1

network.cookie.cookieBehavior: set to 5

dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled: false-- breaks google drive copy/paste

browser.sessionstore.privacy_level: set to 2

privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior set to 2.

browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled: set to false

cookiebanners.service.mode.privateBrowsing set to 1

Start Pages

Separate by |

File Preferences

  • pdf - save to file

Cookies

Add-Ons

  • multi account containers
  • ublock origin
  • privacy badger
  • bitwarden

do not allow bitwarden in private tabs

  • zotero

Ublock origin

add the following to block google login popup

||id.google.com^
||accounts.google.com/gsi/*
||smartlock.google.com^
docs.google.com##.modal-dialog

Configure flatseal for userspace

Bitwarden

  1. install bitwarden plugin for firefox.
  2. sign in

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