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<blockquote data-quote="Kongo" data-source="post: 963356" data-attributes="member: 59691"><p>I personally wouldn't recommend using an extension for that. There are still websites with about:config tweaks for Firefox that are updated regularly.</p><p>Here are some of them mentioned by [USER=71262]@oldschool[/USER] in another thread:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://avoidthehack.com/firefox-privacy-config[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://chrisx.xyz/blog/yet-another-firefox-hardening-guide/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.quippd.com/writing/2021/07/26/firefox-privacy-stop-hardening-love-strict-etp.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>You might want to check out my config. I have a list of some useful Firefox privacy tweaks. Only enable them, if you actually know what you are doing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>For enhanced privacy and security I recommend those basic ones. They are effective but usually don't have a huge (negative) impact on browsing:</p><p></p><p>1. <span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">privacy.resistFingerprinting = <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">true </span><span style="color: null">(Probably the only one that might conflict on some pages. As the name indicates, it protects you from browser fingerprinting. Read more here: <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting" target="_blank">Firefox's protection against fingerprinting | Firefox Help</a>)</span></span></span></p><p><s><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><s>2. <span style="color: null">fission.autostart = </span><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">true </span></s><span style="color: null"><s>(Enables site isolation for enhanced security)</s></span></span></span></s></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">3. <span style="color: null">pdfjs.enableScripting = </span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">false </span><span style="color: null">(Disables javascript within PDFs to prevent possible attacks that are using javascript)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">4. webgl.disabled = <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">true </span><span style="color: null">(Prevents sites from seeing your graphics card model)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">5. geo.enabled = <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">false </span><span style="color: null">(Prevents sites from seeing your location. It can still be tracked by using your IP)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">6. <span style="color: null">media.peerconnection.enabled = </span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">false </span><span style="color: null">(</span>Disables WebRTC which prevents IP leakage while using a VPN)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">7. browser.send_pings = <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">false </span><span style="color: null">(Prevents websites from tracking your clicks. Not the ultimate solution for this problem, but it helps)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px">8. network.IDN_show_punycode = <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">true </span><span style="color: null">(Helps detecting fake websites by showing the punycode of websites. Here an example of how it can help: <a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/impersonated-brave-com-website-pushes-malware.109362/" target="_blank">Impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware</a>)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: null"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: null">Obviously there are way more tweaks, but I think those are good starters. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: null"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: null">Edit: Site isolation is now enabled by default in the new Firefox 94 version.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kongo, post: 963356, member: 59691"] I personally wouldn't recommend using an extension for that. There are still websites with about:config tweaks for Firefox that are updated regularly. Here are some of them mentioned by [USER=71262]@oldschool[/USER] in another thread: [URL unfurl="true"]https://avoidthehack.com/firefox-privacy-config[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://chrisx.xyz/blog/yet-another-firefox-hardening-guide/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.quippd.com/writing/2021/07/26/firefox-privacy-stop-hardening-love-strict-etp.html[/URL] You might want to check out my config. I have a list of some useful Firefox privacy tweaks. Only enable them, if you actually know what you are doing. (y) For enhanced privacy and security I recommend those basic ones. They are effective but usually don't have a huge (negative) impact on browsing: 1. [FONT=trebuchet ms][SIZE=4]privacy.resistFingerprinting = [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]true [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Probably the only one that might conflict on some pages. As the name indicates, it protects you from browser fingerprinting. Read more here: [URL='https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting']Firefox's protection against fingerprinting | Firefox Help[/URL])[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [S][FONT=trebuchet ms][SIZE=4][S]2. [COLOR=null]fission.autostart = [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]true [/COLOR][/S][COLOR=null][S](Enables site isolation for enhanced security)[/S][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/S] [FONT=trebuchet ms][SIZE=4]3. [COLOR=null]pdfjs.enableScripting = [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]false [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Disables javascript within PDFs to prevent possible attacks that are using javascript)[/COLOR] 4. webgl.disabled = [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]true [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Prevents sites from seeing your graphics card model)[/COLOR] 5. geo.enabled = [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]false [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Prevents sites from seeing your location. It can still be tracked by using your IP)[/COLOR] 6. [COLOR=null]media.peerconnection.enabled = [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]false [/COLOR][COLOR=null]([/COLOR]Disables WebRTC which prevents IP leakage while using a VPN) 7. browser.send_pings = [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]false [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Prevents websites from tracking your clicks. Not the ultimate solution for this problem, but it helps)[/COLOR] 8. network.IDN_show_punycode = [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]true [/COLOR][COLOR=null](Helps detecting fake websites by showing the punycode of websites. Here an example of how it can help: [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/impersonated-brave-com-website-pushes-malware.109362/']Impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware[/URL]) Obviously there are way more tweaks, but I think those are good starters. :) Edit: Site isolation is now enabled by default in the new Firefox 94 version.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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