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<blockquote data-quote="forgottenuser79643" data-source="post: 996276" data-attributes="member: 88069"><p>In case, the curious among us want to know when seeing <a href="https://privacytests.org/" target="_blank">privacytests.org</a>. With some manual, but minor fiddling within Firefox, some failed test parameters can be fixed due to the nature of their default setting/value. Know these are the things you don't need an add-on for, such as uBlock Origin, to get it working/blocked.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note 1: I know there is a way to block blobs in Firefox properly (without add-ons), but I can't remember how. The settings with .blob in them don't seem to do much...</em></p><p><em><em>Note 2: Tracker content blocking should be done through either DNS filtering or add-ons like uBlock Origin or AdGuard.</em></em></p><p></p><p><strong>Testing pages for some functions</strong></p><p>GPC (Global Privacy Control):</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">[URL unfurl="true"]https://globalprivacycontrol.org/[/URL]</p><p>webrtc/ip leakage:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">[URL unfurl="true"]https://browserleaks.com/webrtc#howto-disable-webrtc[/URL]</p><p>To test query parameters, see test page within article:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-firefox-privacy-feature-strips-urls-of-tracking-parameters/[/URL]</p><p></p><hr /><p></p><p>[ICODE]about:preferences#privacy[/ICODE]</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">[ICODE]HTTPS-Only Mode[/ICODE] set to [ICODE]'Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all Windows'[/ICODE]</p><p></p><p>[ICODE]about:config[/ICODE]</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Global Privacy Control (GPC):</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE]</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]privacy.globalprivacycontrol.functionality.enabled [/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">IP address leak is connected to webrtc, but disabling can break some online peer services like Discord voice chat for example.</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]media.peerconnection.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]false[/ICODE],</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="color: rgb(26, 188, 156)">// to disable media devices</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]media.navigator.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]false[/ICODE]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Document referrer:</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="color: rgb(26, 188, 156)">// 0 = Disable || 1 = Send referrer on link click and for subsequent linked page. || [Default] 2 = Send Referrer header on click link or image load.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]network.http.sendRefererHeader[/ICODE] change numerical value to [ICODE]0[/ICODE]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Tracking query parameter:</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="color: rgb(26, 188, 156)">// Toggle only useful when using custom ETP settings, like block all 3rd party cookies. Enabled by default when using ETP on strict.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]privacy.query_stripping.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Resist fingerprinting:</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="color: rgb(26, 188, 156)">// I don't use it, find it annoying. However, it has subsequent values to fiddle with.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ICODE]privacy.resistFingerprinting[/ICODE] to [ICODE]true[/ICODE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forgottenuser79643, post: 996276, member: 88069"] In case, the curious among us want to know when seeing [URL='https://privacytests.org/']privacytests.org[/URL]. With some manual, but minor fiddling within Firefox, some failed test parameters can be fixed due to the nature of their default setting/value. Know these are the things you don't need an add-on for, such as uBlock Origin, to get it working/blocked. [I]Note 1: I know there is a way to block blobs in Firefox properly (without add-ons), but I can't remember how. The settings with .blob in them don't seem to do much... [I]Note 2: Tracker content blocking should be done through either DNS filtering or add-ons like uBlock Origin or AdGuard.[/I][/I] [B]Testing pages for some functions[/B] GPC (Global Privacy Control): [INDENT][URL unfurl="true"]https://globalprivacycontrol.org/[/URL][/INDENT] webrtc/ip leakage: [INDENT][URL unfurl="true"]https://browserleaks.com/webrtc#howto-disable-webrtc[/URL][/INDENT] To test query parameters, see test page within article: [INDENT][URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-firefox-privacy-feature-strips-urls-of-tracking-parameters/[/URL][/INDENT] [HR][/HR] [ICODE]about:preferences#privacy[/ICODE] [INDENT][ICODE]HTTPS-Only Mode[/ICODE] set to [ICODE]'Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all Windows'[/ICODE][/INDENT] [ICODE]about:config[/ICODE] [INDENT]Global Privacy Control (GPC):[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]privacy.globalprivacycontrol.functionality.enabled [/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]IP address leak is connected to webrtc, but disabling can break some online peer services like Discord voice chat for example.[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]media.peerconnection.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]false[/ICODE],[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][COLOR=rgb(26, 188, 156)]// to disable media devices[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]media.navigator.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]false[/ICODE][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]Document referrer:[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][COLOR=rgb(26, 188, 156)]// 0 = Disable || 1 = Send referrer on link click and for subsequent linked page. || [Default] 2 = Send Referrer header on click link or image load.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]network.http.sendRefererHeader[/ICODE] change numerical value to [ICODE]0[/ICODE][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]Tracking query parameter:[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][COLOR=rgb(26, 188, 156)]// Toggle only useful when using custom ETP settings, like block all 3rd party cookies. Enabled by default when using ETP on strict.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]privacy.query_stripping.enabled[/ICODE] toggle to [ICODE]true[/ICODE][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]Resist fingerprinting:[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][COLOR=rgb(26, 188, 156)]// I don't use it, find it annoying. However, it has subsequent values to fiddle with.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ICODE]privacy.resistFingerprinting[/ICODE] to [ICODE]true[/ICODE][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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